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| Beginning - Low |
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| Relate phonological sounds to
letters and clusters of letters (sound/symbol correspondence) |
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| Recognize basic sight words |
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| Interpret sentences using
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| Beginning – High |
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| Interpret isolated words and
phrases in familiar contexts (traffic signs, store ads, fast food menus) |
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| Interpret terms on simplified
forms (personal identification, school registration, checks, change of address) |
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| Scan for numerical information
– e.g., the time a store opens – and other specific information in simple
life-skill materials related to immediate needs (ads, schedules, signs, forms) |
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| Use strategies such as predicting
or phonics decoding to interpret new words in familiar contexts |
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| Read and demonstrate
understanding of short, simplified narrative paragraphs on familiar topics containing
previously learned vocabulary and sentence patterns |
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| Identify the sequence of a simple
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| Intermediate – Low |
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| Interpret simplified short
narrative and descriptive passages on familiar topics |
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| Interpret simple narrative and
descriptive passages on unfamiliar topics if material includes visuals or other aids that
orient students to the passages |
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| Scan for specific information in
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| Predict meanings of unfamiliar
vocabulary in material rich in contextual clues |
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| Interpret newspaper headlines on
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| Interpret abbreviations for words
previously learned in context of specific topics – e.g., employment, housing |
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| Intermediate – High |
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| Interpret simple authentic
materials on familiar topics (newspaper articles on current events, social letters, public
information notices) |
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| Identify the main idea of a
paragraph on a familiar topic |
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| Guess the meaning of unfamiliar
vocabulary and phrases from context |
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| Find information that requires
drawing from different sections of a reading passage |
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| Draw meaning from passages by
using syntactic clues, such as pronoun references |
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| Identify relationships within a
passage by using syntactic clues, such as transitional words, e.g., "therefore" |
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| Advanced – Low |
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| Interpret both authentic and
edited materials, such as prose fiction, on familiar subjects |
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| Identify main ideas and
supporting details or examples from familiar material |
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| Guess meaning from context by
analyzing words’ prefixes and suffixes |
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| Make inferences |
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| Summarize reading passages |
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| Advanced – High |
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| Read authentic printed material
and prose on familiar topics |
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| Read short stories and other
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| Interpret main ideas and key
points from technical material in students’ own fields of interest |
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| Apply appropriate reading
strategies for understanding content on unfamiliar topics or technical information |
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| Use syntactic clues to interpret
the meanings of complex sentences or new vocabulary |
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| Analyze an author’s point of
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| React personally to reading
materials by making judgements or prioritizing values, for example |
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