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STAR Reading 2007, Kindergarten, Course of Study, Kindergarten - Reading AL 1 - Exhibit phonemic awareness, including identifying and categorizing phonemes, orally blending phonemes into one-syllable words, segmenting one-syllable words into phonemes, and rhyming. AL 2 - Demonstrate letter-sound association, including matching letters to corresponding spoken sounds and blending letter sounds into one-syllable words, using printed materials. Example: initial consonant sounds, final consonant sounds, medial short vowel sounds. AL 3 - Identify upper- and lower-case letters. AL 4 - Use words that describe and represent real-life objects and actions. Example: using words that describe location, size, color, and shape. AL 4.2 - Use words that describe and represent real-life objects and actions. Using a variety of emergent reading materials. Example: picture books, predictable texts, decodable text, print in the environment. AL 4.3 - Use words that describe and represent real-life objects and actions. Learning new words through stories and explicit instruction AL 4.4 - Use words that describe and represent real-life objects and actions. Recognizing kindergarten high-frequency words in print. Example: Dolch word lists, basal reader word lists. AL 5 - Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions. Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Page 1 of 98
STAR Reading 2007, Kindergarten, Course of Study, Kindergarten AL 5.1 - Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions. Recalling information. Example: characters, settings, details, main ideas, beginning and ending of story. AL 5.2 - Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions. Making predictions to determine main idea or anticipate an ending AL 5.3 - Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions. Responding to stories, asking questions, discussing ideas, and relating events to daily life AL 5.4 - Demonstrate listening comprehension of passages, including retelling stories and answering questions. Identifying correct sequence of events after listening to a story - Literature AL 6 - Identify various forms of narrative texts, including nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories. AL 6.1 - Identify various forms of narrative texts, including nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories. Naming characters and settings in books and stories AL 6.2 - Identify various forms of narrative texts, including nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories. Identifying the author and title of a text AL 7 - Recognize basic features of informational text. Example: pictures, photographs, captions, facts. - Writing and Language AL 8 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Example: graphic organizers, storyboards, peer group discussions. Page 2 of 98
STAR Reading 2007, Kindergarten, Course of Study, Kindergarten AL 8.2 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Drafting by stringing letters together to express thought AL 8.3 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Revising group or modeled story AL 8.4 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Using approximate spelling while editing AL 8.5 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Publishing through reading or displaying work AL 8.6 - Use brainstorming, drawing, and discussion as elements of prewriting in the writing process. Using basic punctuation. Example: period, question mark, exclamation point. AL 9 - Print upper- and lower-case letters using proper formation, spacing, and letter-line placement. AL 9.1 - Print upper- and lower-case letters using proper formation, spacing, and letter-line placement. Using correct hand position when holding writing instrument - Research and Inquiry AL 10 - Use print and nonprint classroom, library, and real-world resources to acquire information. Example: nonfiction books, videos, personal interviews, Web-based sources, environmental print. AL 10.2 - Use print and nonprint classroom, library, and real-world resources to acquire information. Identifying parts of a book AL 10.3 - Use print and nonprint classroom, library, and real-world resources to acquire information. Using simple charts, maps, and graphs to gain basic information Page 3 of 98
STAR Reading 2007, Kindergarten, Course of Study, Kindergarten - Oral and Visual Communication AL 11 - Follow one- and two-part oral directions. AL 11.1 - Follow one- and two-part oral directions. Responding to various types of literature read aloud. Example: drawing a picture, composing a song, participating in a discussion. AL 11.2 - Follow one- and two-part oral directions. Looking at the speaker without interrupting AL 11.3 - Follow one- and two-part oral directions. Listening for meaning in oral communication AL 12 - Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others. Example: whispering in the library, cheering loudly in the gym. AL 12.2 - Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others. Using appropriate grammar and word choice for a specific audience AL 12.3 - Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others. Reciting short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns AL 12.4 - Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others. Demonstrating the ability to take turns in a conversation AL 12.5 - Select appropriate voice level when interacting with others. Making connections to stories read aloud. Example: text-to-self, text-totext, text-to-world. Page 4 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, - Reading AL 1 - Demonstrate phonemic awareness, including isolating, deleting, and adding phonemes; using onsets and rimes; and identifying initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable words. AL 1.1 - Demonstrate phonemic awareness, including isolating, deleting, and adding phonemes; using onsets and rimes; and identifying initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable words. Blending phonemes to produce sounds AL 2 - Utilize predictable letter-sound relationships to decode printed words, including words with consonant blends that require blending 3-4 phonemes into a whole word. AL 2.1 - Utilize predictable lettersound relationships to decode printed words, including words with consonant blends that require blending 3-4 phonemes into a whole word. Blending sounds to form words AL 2.2 - Utilize predictable lettersound relationships to decode printed words, including words with consonant blends that require blending 3-4 phonemes into a whole word. Identifying sound-spelling relationships of consonants and vowels AL 2.3 - Utilize predictable lettersound relationships to decode printed words, including words with consonant blends that require blending 3-4 phonemes into a whole word. Segmenting printed words into phonemes AL 3 - Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs. Example: categories-synonyms, antonyms, homonyms. Page 5 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, AL 3.2 - Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs. Using new words from reading when writing and speaking AL 3.3 - Demonstrate vocabulary Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words skills, including sorting words into (OP) in context categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs. Recognizing words in the environment AL 3.4 - Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs. Asking questions for clarification AL 3.5 - Demonstrate vocabulary skills, including sorting words into categories and deriving word meaning from context within sentences and paragraphs. Spelling correctly sight words and singlesyllable, phonetically regular words AL 4 - Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words AL 4.1 - Read with comprehension a Skill Area 1 - Overall Product variety of first-grade narrative and (OP) informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Recognizing cues provided by print Skill 4 - OP04 Drawing meaning from text Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 1 - C01 Understanding what is read Skill 2 - C02 Understanding authentic text Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Skill 4 - C04 Making inferences for comprehension Page 6 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, Skill 5 - C05 Drawing conclusions for comprehension AL 4.2 - Read with comprehension a Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for variety of first-grade narrative and comprehension informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Making predictions from text clues AL 4.3 - Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Stating main ideas about a topic in informational text AL 4.4 - Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Connecting events in a story to specific life experiences AL 4.5 - Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Monitoring comprehension during reading AL 4.6 - Read with comprehension a variety of first-grade narrative and informational texts, including recalling information and retelling a story with beginning, middle, and end. Drawing simple conclusions AL 5 - Read with fluency simple passages containing simple sentences. AL 5.1 - Read with fluency simple passages containing simple sentences. Reading 40-60 words per minute AL 5.2 - Read with fluency simple passages containing simple sentences. Recognizing first-grade high frequency words by sight. Example: Dolch word lists, basal reader word lists. Page 7 of 98 Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 4 - C04 Making inferences for comprehension Skill 11 - OP11 Working independently Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 5 - C05 Drawing conclusions for comprehension Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, AL 5.3 - Read with fluency simple passages containing simple sentences. Attending to end punctuation in phrasing - Literature AL 6 - Recognize a variety of narrative text forms, including fairy tales, adventure stories, and poetry. AL 6.1 - Recognize a variety of narrative text forms, including fairy tales, adventure stories, and poetry. Identifying characters, settings, problems, and solutions in a variety of texts AL 6.2 - Recognize a variety of narrative text forms, including fairy tales, adventure stories, and poetry. Comparing story elements through text-to-text connections AL 7 - Use the basic features of informational text to distinguish fact from fiction. Example: captions, headings, table of contents. - Writing and Language AL 8 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. AL 8.1 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Using graphic organizers to outline content AL 8.2 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Rereading to make revisions AL 8.3 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Editing for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization AL 8.4 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Publishing final draft AL 8.5 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Using descriptive, narrative, and expository modes of writing AL 8.6 - Use complete sentences to address a topic or tell a story. Writing simple poems addressing a topic Page 8 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, AL 9 - Use periods at the end of sentences and capitalization at the beginning of sentences and with the pronoun I. AL 9.1 - Use periods at the end of sentences and capitalization at the beginning of sentences and with the pronoun I. Using question marks at the end of asking sentences AL 10 - Use a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal as the subject of a sentence. AL 10.1 - Use a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal as the subject of a sentence. Using verbs to show action AL 10.2 - Use a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal as the subject of a sentence. Using adjectives to describe AL 10.3 - Use a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal as the subject of a sentence. Identifying singular and plural nouns AL 11 - Exhibit proper letter formation, spacing, and letter-line placement in words and sentences. - Research and Inquiry AL 12 - Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or student-selected topic. Example: nonfiction books, videos, resource persons, interviews, Webbased sources, dictionaries. AL 12.2 - Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or studentselected topic. Generating oral and written questions to gather information AL 12.3 - Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or studentselected topic. Using parts of a book to locate information Page 9 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, AL 12.4 - Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or studentselected topic. Using alphabetical order to the first letter to access information AL 12.5 - Collect information from print and nonprint resources to investigate a teacher- or studentselected topic. Interpreting information from simple charts, maps, graphs, and directions - Oral and Visual Communication AL 13 - Listen for meaning in conversations and discussions, including looking at the speaker without interrupting. AL 13.1 - Listen for meaning in conversations and discussions, including looking at the speaker without interrupting. Following twoand three-part oral directions AL 13.2 - Listen for meaning in conversations and discussions, including looking at the speaker without interrupting. Making connections to literature read aloud. Example: text-to-text, text-to-self, textto-world. AL 14 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. AL 14.1 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Using grammar and word choice appropriate for a specific audience AL 14.2 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Reciting poems, rhymes, songs, and stories AL 14.3 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Demonstrating the ability to take turns in a conversation Page 10 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 1 2007, First Grade, Course of Study, AL 14.4 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Expanding vocabulary reflective of a growing range of interests and knowledge AL 14.5 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Using pictures, objects, music, and computer resources to present information AL 14.6 - Use appropriate intonation when speaking and interacting with others. Using the writing process to prepare oral presentations Page 11 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education - Reading AL 1 - Demonstrate phonological skills, including manipulating sounds and words of the English language and identifying syllables in two- and three-syllable words. AL 2 - Apply phonetic strategies to decode unfamiliar and multisyllable words using graphophonemic clues and letter-sound correspondences, including diphthongs and digraphs. AL 2.1 - Apply phonetic strategies to decode unfamiliar and multisyllable words using graphophonemic clues and letter-sound correspondences, including diphthongs and digraphs. Correcting word-recognition errors. Example: substituting, deleting, omitting. AL 2.2 - Apply phonetic strategies to decode unfamiliar and multisyllable words using graphophonemic clues and letter-sound correspondences, including diphthongs and digraphs. Reading phonetically regular and irregular two-syllable words. Example: regular-table, mitten irregular-baby, city. AL 3 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Example: simple common antonyms-up - down, in - out, above - below. STAR Reading AL 3.2 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Responding to questions AL 3.3 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Using semantic cues to achieve meaning Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Page 12 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 3.4 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Recognizing words in the environment AL 3.5 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Using new words from independent reading of stories and texts AL 3.6 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Recognizing possessive forms AL 3.7 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, including explaining simple common antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Using correct spelling, including spelling of sight words, spelling of unfamiliar words using phonetic strategies, and checking spelling with a dictionary Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words AL 3.8 - Exhibit vocabulary skills, Skill Area 1 - Overall Product including explaining simple common (OP) antonyms and synonyms and using descriptive words. Identifying multiplemeaning words AL 4 - Demonstrate comprehension of second-grade reading materials across the curriculum, including drawing simple conclusions, classifying ideas and things, identifying sequence, and retelling directions and information from informational and functional reading materials. Example: functional materials-maps, simple tables, atlases, encyclopedias. Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Page 13 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 4.2 - Demonstrate comprehension of second-grade reading materials across the curriculum, including drawing simple conclusions, classifying ideas and things, identifying sequence, and retelling directions and information from informational and functional reading materials. Relating events and ideas to specific life experiences AL 4.3 - Demonstrate comprehension of second-grade reading materials across the curriculum, including drawing simple conclusions, classifying ideas and things, identifying sequence, and retelling directions and information from informational and functional reading materials. Answering what if, why, and how questions AL 4.4 - Demonstrate comprehension of second-grade reading materials across the curriculum, including drawing simple conclusions, classifying ideas and things, identifying sequence, and retelling directions and information from informational and functional reading materials. Identifying characters AL 5 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Example: sentences with phrases and clauses. AL 5.2 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Reading 90-100 words per minute AL 5.3 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Recognizing second-grade highfrequency words. Example: Dolch word lists, basal reader word lists. AL 5.4 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Using punctuation to help phrase Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Page 14 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 5.5 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Making self-corrections AL 5.6 - Read with fluency passages containing complex sentences. Reading with expression - Literature AL 6 - Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts. AL 6.1 - Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts. Recognizing the author's purpose or intent in a variety of texts AL 6.2 - Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts. Inferring the main idea and supporting details in narrative texts AL 6.3 - Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts. Summarizing the plot and characters' actions and motivations in narrative texts AL 6.4 - Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts. Recognizing morals and lessons in narrative texts AL 7 - Explain how authors use text features to identify key and supporting ideas in informational texts. Example: boldface, maps, charts, diagrams. - Writing and Language AL 8 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. AL 8.1 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Sorting information using graphic organizers AL 8.2 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Generating a topic sentence and a concluding sentence in a paragraph Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 11 - OP11 Working independently Page 15 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 8.3 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Drafting a written piece, including an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph AL 8.4 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Editing for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence variety AL 8.5 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Publishing final draft AL 8.6 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Using descriptive, narrative, and expository modes of writing AL 8.7 - Organize sentences into a paragraph to address a topic or tell a story. Writing free verse poetry to express ideas AL 9 - Demonstrate correct use of question marks and capitalization of names, months, days of the week, and holidays in written expression. AL 9.1 - Demonstrate correct use of question marks and capitalization of names, months, days of the week, and holidays in written expression. Using abbreviations, apostrophes in contractions, and apostrophes in possessives in writing AL 9.2 - Demonstrate correct use of question marks and capitalization of names, months, days of the week, and holidays in written expression. Using commas in writing. Example: dates, friendly letter greetings, physical address, items in a series. AL 9.3 - Demonstrate correct use of question marks and capitalization of names, months, days of the week, and holidays in written expression. Using exclamation points at the end of sentences to show emotion in writing Page 16 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 10 - Use concrete nouns and action verbs in written communication. Example 1: concrete nouns-teacher, beach, desk, dog. Example 2: action verbs-run, eat. AL 10.3 - Use concrete nouns and action verbs in written communication. Describing nouns using adjectives in writing AL 10.4 - Use concrete nouns and action verbs in written communication. Substituting nouns with pronouns in writing AL 10.5 - Use concrete nouns and action verbs in written communication. Using singular and plural nouns in writing AL 11 - Write words and sentences legibly with proper spacing in manuscript. AL 11.1 - Write words and sentences legibly with proper spacing in manuscript. Forming upper- and lower-case letters in cursive - Research and Inquiry AL 12 - Utilize research skills to collect and record information on a specific topic. AL 12.1 - Utilize research skills to collect and record information on a specific topic. Listing key concepts from texts AL 12.2 - Utilize research skills to collect and record information on a specific topic. Locating boldface and italicized words to identify essential information AL 12.3 - Utilize research skills to collect and record information on a specific topic. Using captions, illustrations, and photographs to extend meaning of written text AL 13 - Locate information in reference material using alphabetical order. Example: dictionary, textbook, nonfiction book. Page 17 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 13.2 - Locate information in reference material using alphabetical order. Generating oral and written questions before, during, and after research AL 13.3 - Locate information in reference material using alphabetical order. Using table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information AL 13.4 - Locate information in reference material using alphabetical order. Reporting on a specific topic with facts and details - Oral and Visual Communication AL 14 - Respond to various types of literature read aloud. AL 14.1 - Respond to various types of literature read aloud. Focusing attention on a speaker without interrupting AL 14.2 - Respond to various types of literature read aloud. Following multistep oral directions AL 14.3 - Respond to various types of literature read aloud. Interpreting presented information AL 15 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. AL 15.1 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. Using active listening skills. Example: "Stop, Look, and Listen" technique. AL 15.2 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. Retelling stories and events in logical order AL 15.3 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. Remaining on topic when speaking Page 18 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 2 Alabama, English Language Arts, STAR Reading 2007, Second Grade, Course of Study, State Department of Education AL 15.4 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. Using visual aids, props, and technology in oral presentations. Example: poster, puppet, slideshow. AL 15.5 - Select appropriate voice tone, gestures, and facial expression to enhance meaning. Using appropriate grammar and word choice in oral presentations and in conversations Page 19 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, - Reading AL 1 - Apply advanced phonetic analysis to multiple-syllable words, including consonants, short vowels, blends, long vowel markers, and r- controlled vowels. AL 2 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge of compound words. AL 2.1 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge of compound words. Using structural analysis to develop meaning. Example: prefixes, suffixes, root words. Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words AL 2.2 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge of compound words. Drawing semantic maps AL 2.3 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge of compound words. Recognizing new synonyms and antonyms AL 2.4 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge of compound words. Spelling correctly compound words, phonetically regular words, contractions, and possessives, including using dictionary to check spelling AL 3 - Use a wide range of strategies, including using context clues and predicting outcomes, to comprehend third-grade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Example: stories, trade books, poems. AL 3.2 - Reading fluently 110-120 words per minute AL 3.3 - Identifying literary elements and devices. Example: characters, similes. AL 3.4 - Determining sequence of events AL 3.5 - Distinguishing fiction from nonfiction AL 3.6 - Using sentence structure to assist in comprehension Page 20 of 98 Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill 5 - OP05 Interpreting the meaning of sentences
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 3.7 - Drawing conclusions to determine authors' intent AL 3.8 - Using self-monitoring for text understanding, including rereading and adjusting rate and speed of reading AL 3.9 - Using vocabulary knowledge to construct meaning AL 3.10 - Relating main ideas to prior knowledge and specific life experiences AL 3.11 - Previewing and predicting to anticipate content AL 3.12 - Utilizing text features to gain meaning AL 3.13 - Using prior knowledge and experience AL 4 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. AL 4.1 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Using sentence structure to assist in comprehension Page 21 of 98 Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 1 - C01 Understanding what is read Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context Skill 4 - OP04 Drawing meaning from text Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 3 - V03 Making connections with prior knowledge Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Skill 4 - C04 Making inferences for comprehension Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) with prior knowledge Skill 3 - V03 Making connections Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 6 - C06 Making connections with prior knowledge Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 5 - OP05 Interpreting the meaning of sentences Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 4.2 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Distinguishing main idea from details AL 4.3 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Summarizing passages to demonstrate understanding AL 4.4 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Utilizing text features to gain meaning. Example: titles, headings, glossary, boldface, index, table of contents, maps, charts, tables. Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 1 - C01 Understanding what is read Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension AL 4.5 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Using vocabulary knowledge to enhance comprehension Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 3 - V03 Making connections with prior knowledge Page 22 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 4.6 - Use a wide range of Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 11 - OP11 Working strategies and skills, including (OP) independently retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Using self-monitoring for text understanding AL 4.7 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Following simple written directions AL 4.8 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including retelling information, using context clues, and making inferences to identify main idea, to comprehend third-grade informational and functional reading materials. Ordering by importance or chronology Skill Area 2 - Technology Software (TS) Skill 5 - TS05 Following instructions - Literature AL 5 - Compare poetry, folktales, and fables in respect to their genre characteristics. AL 6 - Recognize linguistic and cultural similarities and differences in multicultural literature. Example: regional dialects, clothing, food, games. AL 7 - Compare fictional characters and events to real-life experiences. Example: relating hardships faced by early settlers in literature to hardships faced by families today. AL 8 - Use text features to guide interpretation of expository texts, including italics, headings, maps, and charts. Example: social studieslocating physical features on a map science-interpreting weather data from charts and tables. Page 23 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 8.2 - Use text features to guide interpretation of expository texts, including italics, headings, maps, and charts. Interpreting the author's purpose or intent in a given text - Writing and Language AL 9 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. AL 9.1 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Determining purpose and audience prior to writing. Example: purpose-writer addresses topic in correct mode audience-writer uses appropriate tone. AL 9.2 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Demonstrating clarity and organization in a composition AL 9.3 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Composing descriptive texts using sensory details and vivid language AL 9.4 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Composing expository texts using appropriate sequencing of ideas or steps in a process AL 9.5 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Using complete sentences, varied sentence structure, and appropriate transition words in a composition Page 24 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 9.6 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Demonstrating the process of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing AL 9.7 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Using graphic organizers during prewriting AL 9.8 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Using figurative language to enhance written text. Example: simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor, alliteration. AL 9.9 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Utilizing precise vocabulary in written presentations. Example: gorgeous instead of pretty, prosperous instead of rich. AL 9.10 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Demonstrating correct spelling in final written text AL 9.11 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Responding in writing to open-ended questions AL 9.12 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Utilizing bullets to organize major details and ideas to support a topic Page 25 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 9.13 - Compose narrative texts using an introductory paragraph, specific time frames, clear sequencing of events, and a conclusion. Demonstrating the ability to write legibly in cursive AL 10 - Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of proper nouns and titles of people and appropriate end marks, abbreviations, and commas with dates. AL 10.1 - Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of proper nouns and titles of people and appropriate end marks, abbreviations, and commas with dates. Identifying friendly letter parts and related punctuation marks AL 10.2 - Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of proper nouns and titles of people and appropriate end marks, abbreviations, and commas with dates. Using apostrophes with contractions and possessives AL 10.3 - Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of proper nouns and titles of people and appropriate end marks, abbreviations, and commas with dates. Underlining or italicizing book titles AL 10.4 - Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of proper nouns and titles of people and appropriate end marks, abbreviations, and commas with dates. Using commas to separate items in a series, in a physical address, and before the conjunction in a compound sentence AL 11 - Recognize nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives in written texts. Page 26 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 11.1 - Recognize nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives in written texts. Demonstrating use of nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, adjectives, and verb tenses in writing AL 11.2 - Recognize nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives in written texts. Demonstrating use of subject-verb agreement in writing AL 11.3 - Recognize nouns, verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives in written texts. Demonstrating use of forms of adjectives in writing - Research and Inquiry AL 12 - Demonstrate retrieval skills needed to research a topic. AL 12.1 - Demonstrate retrieval skills needed to research a topic. Formulating questions based on a topic AL 12.2 - Demonstrate retrieval skills needed to research a topic. Using appropriate reference materials. Example: dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, thesauruses, technology resources, news and feature articles. AL 12.3 - Demonstrate retrieval skills needed to research a topic. Evaluating relevant information gained through research AL 12.4 - Demonstrate retrieval skills needed to research a topic. Recognizing text features, including italics, captions, sidebars, photographs, and illustrations - Oral and Visual Communication AL 13 - Demonstrate the ability to follow multistep oral directions. AL 14 - Demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with oral narrative presentations. Page 27 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 3 2007, Third Grade, Course of Study, AL 14.1 - Demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with oral narrative presentations. Using dramatizations with oral descriptive presentations AL 14.2 - Demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with oral narrative presentations. Using figurative language to enhance oral communication. Example: simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor, alliteration. AL 14.3 - Demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with oral narrative presentations. Utilizing precise vocabulary in oral presentations. Example: exceptional instead of good, brilliant instead of smart. Page 28 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 4 2007, Fourth Grade, Course of Study, - Reading AL 1 - Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis. Example: structural analysis-prefixes, suffixes, root words. AL 1.2 - Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis. Producing common word parts AL 1.3 - Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis. Reading multisyllable words Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words AL 1.4 - Demonstrate word recognition skills, including structural analysis. Reading compound words, contractions, possessives, and inflectional endings AL 2 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge, including recognition of a variety of synonyms and antonyms. AL 2.1 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge, including recognition of a variety of synonyms and antonyms. Using context clues Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context AL 2.2 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge, including recognition of a variety of synonyms and antonyms. Reading multiplemeaning words AL 2.3 - Demonstrate reading vocabulary knowledge, including recognition of a variety of synonyms and antonyms. Increasing number of sight words Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words (OP) in context Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Skill 2 - OP02 Recognizing words Page 29 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 4 2007, Fourth Grade, Course of Study, AL 3 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Example: novels, short stories, poetry, trade books. AL 3.2 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Skimming passages to get significance of passage AL 3.3 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Summarizing passages to restate information AL 3.4 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Comparing and contrasting to extend meaning AL 3.5 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Using knowledge of sentence structure and context to enhance comprehension Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP) Skill 1 - OP01 Understanding words in context Skill 4 - OP04 Drawing meaning from text Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 3 - C03 Using context clues for comprehension Page 30 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 4 2007, Fourth Grade, Course of Study, AL 3.6 - Use a wide range of Skill Area 1 - Overall Product Skill 11 - OP11 Working strategies, including distinguishing (OP) independently fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Using selfmonitoring for text understanding, including rereading and adjusting rate and speed of reading AL 3.7 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Using vocabulary knowledge to enhance comprehension AL 3.8 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Reading fluently with expression and attention to punctuation AL 3.9 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Drawing conclusions to determine content not directly stated AL 3.10 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Asking and answering questions Skill Area 3 - Vocabulary-incontext (V) Skill 1 - V01 Using context clues Skill 2 - V02 Making inferences for vocabulary Skill 3 - V03 Making connections with prior knowledge Skill Area 4 - Comprehension (C) Skill 5 - C05 Drawing conclusions for comprehension Page 31 of 98
STAR Reading Grade 4 2007, Fourth Grade, Course of Study, AL 3.11 - Use a wide range of strategies, including distinguishing fiction from nonfiction and making inferences, to comprehend fourthgrade recreational reading materials in a variety of genres. Relating events, ideas, and characters to prior knowledge and specific life experiences AL 4 - Identify literary elements and devices, including characters, important details, and similes, in recreational reading materials and details in informational reading materials. AL 4.1 - Identify literary elements and devices, including characters, important details, and similes, in recreational reading materials and details in informational reading materials. Identifying main idea AL 4.2 - Identify literary elements and devices, including characters, important details, and similes, in recreational reading materials and details in informational reading materials. Identifying author's purpose AL 5 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including using sentence structure, locating information, and distinguishing fact from fiction, to comprehend fourth-grade informational and functional reading materials. AL 5.1 - Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including using sentence structure, locating information, and distinguishing fact from fiction, to comprehend fourthgrade informational and functional reading materials. Determining sequence of events in informational and functional text Page 32 of 98