Goal 3: Reading Competency - the Learner Will Comprehend Written English in Personal, Social

ENGLISH LANGAUGE LEARNING PROGRAM READING OBJECTIVES

SECONDARY LEVEL

(Note: Objectives are organized and labeled for use according to student proficiency levels. N=Novice, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced)

Goal 3: Reading Competency - The learner will comprehend written English in personal, social and academic contexts from print and non-print materials.
N3.01 Recognize and correctly pronounce all letters of the English alphabet from print and handwritten form.
N3.02 Demonstrate development of phonemic awareness.
N3.03 Demonstrate comprehension of common environmental print.
N3.04 Demonstrate understanding of conventions of print.
N3.05 Follow simple written instructions.
N3.06 Recognize cardinal and ordinal numbers.
N3.07 Recognize high frequency words.
N3.08 Use visual cues to make predictions about text.
N3.09 Demonstrate comprehension by using yes/no and either/or responses.
N3.10 Demonstrate comprehension of basic academic vocabulary through the use of visuals and realia.
N3.11 Use prior knowledge to facilitate comprehension.
N3.12 Recognize words that indicate time and sequence.
N3.13 Recognize synonyms and antonyms.
N3.14 Generalize simple vocabulary to new contexts.
N3.15 Recognize beginning and end of narrative text.
N3.16 Answer basic factual and informational questions based on text read (e.g., who, what, where, when, how).
N3.17 Locate and use resource materials (e.g., pictures and word dictionaries)
N3.18 Recognize English language sentence structures.
N3.19 Decode simple text.
N3.20 Self correct when reading aloud.
N3.21 Utilize key words to extract meaning from simplified text.
N3.22 Recognize the use of verb tenses in context (e.g., simple present, simple past, present progressive, future).
N3.23 Identify cognates in simple written text.
N3.24 Identify the sequence of events in a story.
N3.25 Make predictions about text.
N3.26 Demonstrate comprehension of simple narrative and descriptive text.
N3.27 Summarize stories using simple words, phrases, and sentences.
I3.01 Use basic text features (e.g., title, table of contents, chapter headings, index).
I3.02 Utilize complex verb tenses in context.
I3.03 Discriminate between the use of active and passive voice in academic text.
I3.04 Demonstrate an increased knowledge of academic content vocabulary.
I3.05 Use vocabulary strategies to discern the meanings of words (e.g., roots, affixes, word maps, context clues).
I3.06 Use contextual clues to understand and respond to informational text.
I3.07 Identify main idea and basic literary elements in simple short texts.
I3.08 Identify elements of fiction and non-fiction.
I3.09 Separate main ideas from supporting details in simple text.
I3.10 Recognize point of view in simple text.
I3.11 Demonstrate comprehension of narrative and descriptive text.
I3.12 Identify various types of communication in simplified text (e.g., expressive, informational, argumentative, critical).
I3.13 Recognize and respond to the characteristics of different genres of literature.
I3.14 Discern characteristics of cultural variations represented in texts (e.g., dialects).
I3.15 Demonstrate reading fluency.
I3.16 Draw inferences about written text.
I3.17 Use various reading strategies.
I3.18 Interact with written text before, during, and after reading.
I3.19 Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of poetry.
I3.20 Recognize more complex English language sentence structures.
I3.21 Identify knowledge of various types of communication (e.g., expressive, argumentative, critical).
I3.22 Identify literary elements (e.g., plot, setting, theme, mood).
A3.01 Analyze modified text by drawing conclusions and making inferences.
A3.02 Evaluate pieces of literature for use of figurative language.
A3.03 Interpret and respond to literary works using appropriate and effective reading strategies.
A3.04 Demonstrate knowledge of various types of communication (e.g., expressive, informational, argumentative, critical).
A3.05 Interpret and evaluate representative text to deepen understanding of literature.
A3.06 Use elements of poetry.
A3.07 Utilize reference materials for research purposes (e.g., encyclopedia, internet, thesaurus, English dictionary).
A3.08 Analyze texts that contain characteristics of cultural variations.
A3.09 Evaluate characteristics of literary genres, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry.
A3.10 Analyze literature written for a variety of purposes (e.g., informational, argumentative, critical).
A3.11 Analyze and interpret themes that run through works of literature.
A3.12 Critically analyze how literature relates to historical and current viewpoints.
A3.13 Examine the relationships among authors and their works by comparing texts to show similarities or differences in themes, characters, or ideas.