Key Ideas & Details (Literature):  I can ask & answer questions such as how, what, where, when,

                                                          why, & how to demonstrate understanding of key details in                                                           text.  I can recount stories, and determine their central message,

                                                          lesson, or moral.  I can describe how characters in a story

                                                          respond to major events & challenges.

Key Ideas & Details (Informational Text):  I can ask & answer questions to demonstrate

                                                                          understanding of key details.  I can identify the main

                                                                          topic of a multi-paragraph text.  I can know & use

                                                                          various text features.

Phonics & Word Recognition:  I can know & apply grade-level phonics & word analysis skills in

                                                     decoding words. (Long & short vowels, vowel teams, 2-syllable

                                                    words, prefixes & suffixes, irregular spelled words.  

Fluency: I can read with sufficient accuracy & fluency to support comprehension.  I can read

               on-level text with purpose & understanding.  I can read on-level text orally with accuracy,

               appropriate rate, & expression.  I can use the context to confirm or self-correct word

               recognition & understanding, and reread as necessary.