DRA Focus for Instruction correlated to Missouri State Standards Grade 8
Correlation Missouri State Standards and Pearson Learning Group DRA: Focus for Instruction Eighth Grade Missouri Concept Missouri Standard DRA Concept DRA Focus for Instruction 1. Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Apply decoding strategies to problem-solve unknown words when reading Read grade level instructional With fluency, accuracy and appropriate expression Adjust reading rate to difficulty and type of Develop vocabulary through, using Root words and affixes Con clues Glossary, dictionary and thesaurus Self-Assessment/ Goal setting -Use analogies (word chunks/words within words) -Syllabication -Sequential (serial) order within words -Identify vowel patterns -High frequency words -Word study (origins and word meanings) -Prefixes, suffixes and root words -Literature circles -Reading buddies -Independent reading expectations( # of books) -Independent reading time (length of daily SSR) -Repeated readings -Readers Theater (phrasing, expression) Choral reading (phrasing, expression) -Timed readings -Paired readings and retellings -Model fluent reading -Audiotape oral reading -Book group -Literature circles -Author study -Genre study -Word study (origins and word meanings) -Prefixes, suffixes and root words -Identify key vocabulary
Pre-reading During reading Apply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension Access prior knowledge Preview Predict Set a purpose for reading During reading orchestrate strategies to Self-question and correct Infer Visualize Predict and check using cueing system meaning, structure and visual Self-Assessment/ Goal setting -Evaluate personal reading process -Make predictions based on title, book jacket, first page, book review, etc. -Quick write to assess background -Pose questions before and during reading -Pose questions before and during reading -Identify key vocabulary -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction s Post reading Apply post-reading skills to identify and explain the relationship between the main idea and supporting details Question to clarify Reflect Analyze Draw conclusions Summarize Paraphrase -Book group -Literature circles -Book talks -Book logs -Written summary statements -Written summaries -Written retellings -Written response to short-answer questions -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction s
Making connections Compare, contrast, analyze and evaluate connections between: Text ideas- information and relationships in various fiction and non-fiction works Text ideas and own experiences Text ideas and the world by analyzing the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture 2 Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and times Text features Locate Interpret and apply information in title, table of contents and glossary And recognize the features of fiction, poetry and drama in grade-level Figurative Language Identify and explain figurative language within the con of poetry and prose (emphasize jargon, dialect and slang) -Discuss and/or write connections with personal experiences and/or other s -Discuss theme/most important idea -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction s -Discuss and/or write connections with personal experiences and/or other s s -Readers theater -Choral Reading -Identify and understand structures -Use descriptive language in to help visualize
Text elements Use details from to Analyze point of view, mood and theme Interpret actions, behaviors and motives of characters Evaluate problem-solving processes of characters, consequences of character s actions and effectiveness of solutions 3 Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate non-fiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals from a variety of cultures and times Text features Evaluate the author s use of features to clarify meaning Figurative Language Text Elements Identify and explain figurative language in nonfiction (emphasize jargon, dialect and slang) Use details from (s) to: Evaluate adequacy of evidence presented by author Determine author s purpose based on analysis Analyze the for: -Word choice and connotation -Selection of details -Organizational effectiveness -Accuracy of information Analyze multiple s -Compare and contrast -Determine the importance of information -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Discuss theme/most important ideas -Recognize and use directional words in nonfiction s -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction s -Readers theater -Choral Reading -Identify and understand structures -Use descriptive language in to help visualize -Recognize and use directional words in nonfiction s -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction - Discuss and/or write connections with personal experiences and/or other s -Discuss theme/most important ideas
Understanding Directions Text Elements Understanding Directions -Compare author s viewpoint in two or more s and provide support Read and follow multi-step directions to complete a complex task Use details from (s) to: Retell main ideas and important details Organize a sequence of events Identify simple cause and effect Draw conclusions Compare and contrast s Make predictions Make inferences Distinguish between fact and opinion Identify and explain author s purpose Read and follow three to four step directions to complete a task Self Assessment/ Goal Setting Self Assessment/ Goal Setting -Quick write to assess background -Written response to short answer questions -Recognize and use directional words in nonfiction s -Identify and understand structures (genres) -Model and support comprehension strategies for nonfiction -Discuss and/or write connections with personal experiences and/or other s -Discuss theme/most important ideas -Quick write to assess background -Written response to short answer questions