(3.9) Reading / comprehension.
 
 (A) use prior knowledge to anticipate meaning and make sense of texts (K-3)
Makes, confirms, and revises simple predictions about what will be found in a text
Makes simple inferences regarding the order of events and possible outcomes
Relates stories to personal experiences
Relates new information to prior knowledge and experience
 (B) establish purposes for reading and listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3)
Establishes a purpose for reading
 (C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories (K-3)
Identifies setting, main characters, main events, and problems in stories
Listens to and recites familiar stories, poems, and rhymes with patterns
 (D) monitor his/her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using such strategies as rereading, searching for clues, and asking for help (1-3)
Uses self-correcting strategies (e.g., searches for cues, identifies miscues, rereads)
Monitors own reading strategies and makes modifications as needed (e.g., recognizes when he or she is confused by a section of text, questions whether the text makes sense)
 (E) draw and discuss visual images based on text descriptions (1-3)
Represents concrete information (e.g., persons, places, things, events) as explicit mental pictures
 (F) make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas, causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1-3)
Uses picture clues and picture captions to aid comprehension and to make predictions about content
Makes, confirms, and revises simple predictions about what will be found in a text
Makes simple inferences regarding the order of events and possible outcomes
 (G) identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters, and themes (3)
Identifies similarities and differences among literary works in terms of settings, characters, and events
 (H) produce summaries of text selections (2-3)
Compiles information into written reports or summaries
Summarizes and paraphrases information in texts (e.g., identifies main ideas and supporting details
 (I) represent text information in different ways, including story maps, graphs, and charts (2-3)
Uses graphic organizers to gather and record information for research topics (e.g., notes, charts, graphs)
 (J) distinguish fact from opinion in various texts, including news stories and advertisements (3)
Differentiates between fact and opinion in informational texts
 (K) practice different kinds of questions and tasks, including test-like comprehension questions (3)
Uses a variety of study-skills strategies (e.g., answering practice questions, skimming text, reading carefully)