Reading/Language Arts

Language Arts
  • I can use the idea of word families to read new words
  • I know that synonyms are words that mean the same and that antonyms are opposites.
  • I know many vocabulary words from the subjects we study, such as science and social studies, and I can tell how these words or ideas are related to each other.
  • I can use information from the sentence or paragraph I am reading to figure out the meaning of words I don't know.
  • I can use the dictionary to find out how to say a word, what it means, and other information about the word.
  • I know that prefixes are special syllables that come at the beginning of a word, and that suffixes are special syllables that come at the end of a word. I can use my knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to figure out the meaning of a word.
  • In my reading, I will be able to use titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, and indexes to find information to questions about the text.

  • In my reading, I will be able to use titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, and indexes to find information to questions about the text.
  • I ask and answer questions with ideas from the story.
  • I will be able to find answers in the text.
  • I will be able to tell the main points of what I have read. Also, I will be able to make and modify predictions based on evidence in the text.
  • I will be able to tell what the main idea and details from nonfiction books.
  • I will be able to find information in stories, including problems and solutions.
  • I can recognize the common types of literature such as poetry, plays, fiction and non-fiction.
  • I have read fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends, and fables from around the world, and I understand what happens in these stories. This is called "the plot".
  • I will be able to read and follow steps.
  • I can figure out the author's lesson or purpose of the story in fiction or non-fiction writing.