• Reading
• Writing
• Oral Language

• discuss and apply strategies to solve problems while reading, such as rereading, adjusting reading rate, stopping to review, and using prior knowledge
  
• use understanding of author’s craft, development of plot and characters, and structure of a variety of informational texts, including textbooks, to aid comprehension
  
• respond to genres that reflect varying cultures and historical periods, including poetry
  
• use context and resources to learn and verify meaning of new vocabulary related to literature and content area study, including figurative language
  
• discuss and apply knowledge of structural analysis and author’s word choice to extend understanding
  
• locate information from several sources using features of nonfiction, including graphics, and search strategies for available technology
  
• evaluate and analyze main idea, cause-and-effect, and logical order
  
• support opinions with statements from text or return to text to verify information
  
• discuss main idea, supporting details, comparisons, and conclusions
  
• ask why, if, and how questions to understand the author’s message, moral, or

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• write in a variety of genres, including responses to a variety of genres
  
• discuss and apply knowledge of author’s craft, such as figurative language
  
• organize and revise writing for content and logical sequence around a main idea for specific audiences
  
• revise to capture reader’s interest, use vivid and specific language, and find synonyms for overused words
  
• vary sentence structure, word order, and sentence length when forming paragraphs
  
• demonstrate functional use of parts of speech, including subject-verb agreement
  
• apply knowledge of spelling generalizations, including word study and the nature of the English language
  
• edit for capitalization, punctuation, spelling (including homophones), and complete sentences
  
• use word processing, telecommunications, and multimedia software
  
• compile information from several sources and organize informational

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• create and participate in choral readings and dramatic interpretations of literature
  
• incorporate new vocabulary learned during read-aloud and content study discussions
  
• gather information with interview questions according to a plan for research
  
• ask for justification, retell, present information, support opinions with personal experience or fact, and persuade others in various classroom settings