Standard 7: Reading ComprehensionArchived

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The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.
General Information
Number: LA.4.1.7
Title: Reading Comprehension
Type: Standard
Subject: X-Reading/Language Arts (former standards - 2008) - Archived
Grade: 4
Strand: Reading Process

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

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.

Supported

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.

Participatory

LA.4.1.7.Pa.a
Identify pictures of characters or objects in read-aloud stories or informational text.
LA.4.1.7.Pa.b
Respond accurately and consistently to pictures of characters or objects in familiar read-aloud stories and informational text used in daily activities.
LA.4.1.7.Pa.c
Use pictures or symbols to respond to predictable cause/effect events in daily activities.
LA.4.1.7.Pa.d
Respond to voice tone or volume that reflects the intent of verbal messages.
LA.4.1.7.Pa.e
Seek assistance to clarify the meaning of pictures, symbols, or words in classroom activities with prompting.

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Unit/Lesson Sequence

Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts:

This lesson focuses on identifying and analyzing the compare and contrast text structure within expository texts. First, students are introduced to the terms compare and contrast and asked to find similarities and differences between two common items. Next, students work in small groups to identify texts that are comparing and contrasting information. Students are then introduced to the Venn diagram as a tool that demonstrates similarities and differences and aids in learning new material.

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