Building
upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 7, students will:
Standard 3.1
(Reading)
All students will understand and apply the
knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in
written English to become independent and fluent
readers, and will read a variety of materials
and texts with fluency and comprehension.
Standard 3.1.7.A
Concepts
About Print/Text
Standard 3.1.7.A.1
Identify
and use common textual and graphic features
and organizational structures to comprehend
information. These include: textual features
(e.g., paragraphs, topic sentence, index, table
of contents); graphic features (e.g., charts,
maps, diagrams) and organizational structure
(e.g., logical order, comparison/contrast,
cause/effect).
Standard 3.1.7.A.2
Develop
an understanding of the organizational structure
of printed material (e.g. chronological, sequential,
procedural text).
Standard 3.1.7.B
Phonological
Awareness
Standard 3.1.7.B
No
additional indicators at this grade level.
Standard 3.1.7.C
Decoding
and Word Recognition
Standard 3.1.7.C.1
Distinguish
among the spellings of homophones (e.g. cite,
site, and sight).
Standard 3.1.7.C.2
Apply
spelling rules that aid in correct spelling.
Standard 3.1.7.C.3
Continue
to use structural analysis and context analysis
to decode new words.
Standard 3.1.7.D
Fluency
Standard 3.1.7.D.1
Read
aloud in selected texts reflecting understanding
of the text and engaging the listener.
Standard 3.1.7.D.2
Read
increasingly difficult texts silently with
comprehension and fluency.
Standard 3.1.7.D.3
Apply
self-correcting strategies automatically to
decode and gain meaning from print both orally
and silently.
Standard 3.1.7.D.4
Reread
informational text for clarity.
Standard 3.1.7.E
Reading
Strategies (before, during, and after reading)
Standard 3.1.7.E.1
Monitor
reading for understanding by automatically
setting a purpose for reading, asking essential
questions, and relating new learning to background
experiences.
Standard 3.1.7.E.2
Use
increasingly complex text guides, maps, charts,
and graphs to assist with reading comprehension.
Standard 3.1.7.F
Vocabulary
and Concept Development
Standard 3.1.7.F.1
Develop
an extended vocabulary through both listening
and reading independently.
Standard 3.1.7.F.2
Clarify
word meanings through the use of a word’s
definition, example, restatement, or contrast.
Standard 3.1.7.F.3
Clarify
pronunciations, meanings, alternate word choice,
parts of speech, and etymology of words using
the dictionary, thesaurus, glossary, and technology
resources.
Standard 3.1.7.F.4
Expand
reading vocabulary by identifying and correctly
using idioms and words with literal and figurative
meanings in their speaking and writing experiences.
Standard 3.1.7.G
Comprehension
Skills and Response to Text
Standard 3.1.7.G.1
Speculate
about text by generating literal and inferential
questions.
Standard 3.1.7.G.2
Distinguish
between essential and nonessential information.
Standard 3.1.7.G.3
Differentiate
between fact/opinion and bias and propaganda
in newspapers, periodicals, and electronic
texts.
Standard 3.1.7.G.4
Articulate
the purposes and characteristics of different
genres.
Standard 3.1.7.G.5
Analyze
ideas and themes found in texts.
Standard 3.1.7.G.6
Develop
an awareness of a variety of perspectives on
a single event, setting, character, personality,
or topic as expressed by different authors.
Standard 3.1.7.G.7
Locate
and analyze the elements of setting, characterization,
and plot to construct understanding of how
characters influence the progression and resolution
of the plot.
Standard 3.1.7.G.8
Read
critically by identifying, analyzing, and applying
knowledge of the purpose, structure, and elements
of nonfiction and provide textual evidence
of understanding.
Standard 3.1.7.G.9
Read
critically by identifying, analyzing, and applying
knowledge of the theme, structure, style, and
literary elements of fiction and provide textual
evidence of understanding.
Standard 3.1.7.G.10
Respond
critically to text ideas and craft by using
textual evidence to support interpretations.
Standard 3.1.7.G.11
Identify
and analyze literary techniques and elements,
such as figurative language, meter, rhetorical
and stylistic features of text.
Standard 3.1.7.G.12
Identify
and analyze recurring themes across literary
works.
Standard 3.1.7.G.13
Identify
and understand the author’s use of idioms,
analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose
and poetry.
Standard 3.1.7.G.14
Compare
and contrast the perspectives of authors in
a variety of interdisciplinary works.
Standard 3.1.7.G.15
Interpret
text ideas through journal writing, discussion,
and enactment.
Standard 3.1.7.G.16
Demonstrate
the use of everyday texts (e.g., train schedules,
directions, brochures) and make judgments about
the importance of such documents.
Standard 3.1.7.G.17
Interpret
idiomatic expressions.
Standard 3.1.7.H
Inquiry
and Research
Standard 3.1.7.H.1
Produce
written and oral work that demonstrates comprehension
of informational materials.
Standard 3.1.7.H.2
Analyze
a work of literature, showing how it reflects
the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs
of its authors.
Standard 3.1.7.H.3
Collect
materials for a portfolio that reflect possible
career choices.
Standard 3.1.7.H.4
Self-select
materials appropriately related to a research
project.
Standard 3.1.7.H.5
Read
and compare at least two works, including books,
related to the same genre, topic, or subject
and produce evidence of reading (e.g., compare
central ideas, characters, themes, plots, settings).
