| Code |
Description |
| LA.4.1.7.1: | The student will identify the purpose of text features (e.g., format, graphics, sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, maps); |
| LA.4.1.7.2: | The student will identify the authors purpose (e.g., to inform, entertain, explain) in text and how an author's perspective influences text; |
| LA.4.1.7.3: | The student will determine explicit ideas and information in grade-level text, including but not limited to main idea, relevant supporting details, implied message, inferences, chronological order of events, summarizing, and paraphrasing; |
| LA.4.1.7.4: | The student will identify cause-and-effect relationships in text; |
| LA.4.1.7.5: | The student will identify the text structure an author uses (e.g., comparison/contrast, cause/effect, sequence of events) and explain how it impacts meaning in text; |
| LA.4.1.7.6: | The student will identify themes or topics across a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections; |
| LA.4.1.7.7: | The student will compare and contrast elements in multiple texts (e.g., setting, characters, problems); and |
| LA.4.1.7.8: | The student will use strategies to repair comprehension of grade appropriate text when self-monitoring indicates confusion, including but not limited to rereading, checking context clues, predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying by checking other sources. |
This cluster includes the following access points.
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| LA.4.1.7.In.a: | Preview text features (e.g., illustrations, title, headings, captions) and use prior knowledge to make predictions of content and purpose of text. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.b: | Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., tell a story and give information) in text. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.c: | Identify explicit information in text, including but not limited to main idea or topic, supporting details (e.g., who, what, where, when, how), and sequence of events. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.d: | Identify cause and effect relationships in pictures and text. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.e: | Identify explicit text structures (e.g., similarities and differences, sequence of events) in stories and informational text. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.f: | Identify the essential message or topic in text. |
| LA.4.1.7.In.g: | Use strategies to repair comprehension, including but not limited to rereading, checking context clues, predicting the topic and what happens next, connecting to life experiences, and checking own understanding when reminded. |
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.a: | Preview text features (e.g., illustrations, title) and use prior knowledge to make predictions of content of stories and informational text. |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.b: | Identify text that tells a story. |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.c: | Determine main idea and supporting details, including but not limited to who, what, where, and when in read-aloud stories and informational text. |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.d: | Identify actions that lead to predictable effects in read-aloud stories and informational text. |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.e: | Identify differences in characters and actions in text. |
| LA.4.1.7.Su.f: | Use strategies to repair comprehension, including but not limited to rereading, connecting stories to life experiences, and checking own understanding when reminded. |
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