Appendix [D]: Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
1.1. Learning to Read Independently
A) Locate appropriate texts for an assigned purpose before reading.
B) Identify and use common organizational structures and graphic features to comprehend information.
C) Use knowledge of root words as well as context clues and glossaries to understand specialized vocabulary in the content areas during reading. Use these words accurately in speaking and writing.
D) Identify basic facts and ideas in text using specific strategies (e.g., recall genre characteristics, set a purpose for reading, generate essential questions as aids to comprehension and clarify understanding through rereading and discussion).
E) Expand a reading vocabulary by identifying and correctly using idioms and words with literal and figurative meanings. Use a dictionary or related reference.
F) Understand the meaning of and apply key vocabulary across the various subject areas.
G) Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of both fiction and nonfiction text, including public documents.
- Make, and support with evidence, assertions about texts.
- Compare and contrast texts using themes, settings, characters and ideas.
- Make extensions to related ideas, topics or information.
- Describe the context of a document.
- Analyze the positions, arguments and evidence in public documents.
H) Demonstrate fluency and comprehension in reading. Analyze the positions, arguments and evidence in public documents.
- Read familiar materials aloud with accuracy
- Self-correct mistakes.
- Use appropriate rhythm, flow, meter and pronunciation
- Read a variety of genres and types of text
- Demonstrate comprehension
1.2 Demonstrate fluency and comprehension in reading
1.3. Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
1.4. Types of Writing
1.5. Quality of Writing
1.6. Speaking and Listening
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