RE06 Standards

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Colorado Model Content Standards: Reading Level 6

RE 1 Students read and understand a variety of materials.

RE 1.a Compare and contrast different texts with similar themes and ideas.

RE 1.b Summarize and synthesize fiction and nonfiction (for example, stories, magazine articles and informational text).

RE 1.c Locate and paraphrase the key/main ideas and supporting details in fiction and nonfiction. ES

RE 1.d Infer using information in a variety of texts and genre. ES

RE 1.e Identify sequential order in fiction and nonfiction. ES

RE 1.f Locate and recall information in text with different structures (for example, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem/solution).

RE 1.g Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words in context using word recognition skills and context clues. ES

RE 4 Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing.

RE 4.a Determine author’s purpose. ES

RE 4.b Use reading to solve a variety of problems and answer questions. ES

RE 4.c Differentiate fact from opinion in a variety of texts.

RE 4.d Make predictions and draw conclusions from text in various genre. ES

RE 4.e Explain the text’s main point and use relevant details to support the explanation. ES

RE 5 Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources.

RE 5.a Use organizational features of printed text (for example, captions, chapter preview, summaries, prefaces annotations, changes in print, and appendices) to locate information. ES

RE 5.b Use organizational features of electronic information (for example, keyword searches, and icons) to locate information.

RE 5.c Summarize and organize information about a topic in a variety of ways (for example, graphic organizer, Venn diagram, outline, timeline) from references, technical sources, and media. ES

RE 5.d Select information to support ideas and justify the selection.

RE 5.e Locate others’ ideas, images, or information in a bibliography, works cited page, or text features (for example, quotations, italics, parentheses, and footnotes).

RE 5.f Locate meanings and pronunciations of unfamiliar words using dictionaries, glossaries and other sources. ES

RE 5.g Give credit for borrowed information by listing sources.

RE 6 Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.

RE 6.a Read and respond to a variety of literature (for example, novels, poetry, short stories, nonfiction and plays) that represents perspectives from places, people, and events that are familiar and unfamiliar. ES

RE 6.b Identify characters, setting, problem/conflict, action/plot/events, resolution/solution, theme and sequence in literature. ES

RE 6.c Literary Techniques and Terminology | Use knowledge of literary techniques and literary terminology (for example, dialogue, scene, flashback, and figurative language) to understand text. ES

RE 6.d Read and respond to literature as a way to explore the similarities and differences among stories and the ways in which those stories reflect the ethnic background of the author and the culture in which they were written.

ES = Essential Skills This denotes standards that have been identified as essential for students at this level to master. These standards meet the following criteria: endurance, leverage, readiness, and accountability.

RESOURCES

• Academic Vocabulary Project Six Step Process for Teaching Vocabulary. Templates for a variety of games and activities are available via this site.

Library Media Center

Teaching Genre--Explore 9 Types of Literature to Develop Lifelong Readers and Writers. Tara McCarthy, Scholastic Professional Books, New York. 1996

Information Skills Toolkit--Collaborative Integrated Instruction for the Middle Grades. Debra Kay Logan, Linworth Books, Worthington, OH. 2000.

Teaching With The Internet: Lessons From the Classroom Leu, Donald J., Jr. & Leu, Deborah Diadiun Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts. 1999

Study Skills That Stick Nuzum, Margaret, Scholastic Professional, New York. 2001

Reading Workshop Survival Kit Muschla, Gary Robert, The Center for Applied Research in Education, West Nyack, NY. 1997

Super 6 Comprehension Strategies: 35 Lessons and More For Reading Success Lori Oczkus, Christopher Gordon, Norwood, MA. 2004. Building Academic VocabularyRobert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. 2005

Ready to Use Activities & Materials for Improving Content Reading Skills Wilma H. Miller, Ed.D., Jossey-Bass,Hoboken, NJ. 1999.

Teaching Vocabulary: 50 Creative Strategies, Grades K-12. Gareth R. Jones, Gail E. Tompkins, Cathy L. Blanchfield, Prentice Hall, NY. 2003

Student Book Clubs: Improving Literature Instruction in Middle and High SchoolMark Faust and Jennifer Cockrill, Christopher Gordon, Norwood, MA. 2005.

Spelling Made Easy Visual Education Corporation. Glenco Publishing, 1992.

Grammar Made Easy

Grammar Pitfalls

Fun With Grammar Laura Sunley, Scholastic Press, New York. 2002.

240 Vocabulary Words 5th Graders Need to Know Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic, New York. 2003.

100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries (Editor), Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. 2004.

Quick Pick Activities for Research Sharon Cohen, Edupress.

The Book Hunt

Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales for Readers Theatre Anthony D. Fredericks, Teacher Ideas Press, Westport. 1993.

80 Internet Mini-Scavenger Hunts--Reproducible Activity Cards That Help Kids Build Internet Research Skills as They Find Fascinating Facts in Social Studies, Science, Math and Language Arts Michelle Robinette, Scholastic Professional, New York. 2003

The Mysteries of Research Sharron Cohen, Alleyside Press, Fort Atkinson, WI. 1996. 2nd ed.

50 Fabulous Discussion-Prompt Cards for Reading Groups--Snap-Apart Questions Cards That Build Comprehension & Spark Great Discussions About Character, Plot, Setting, Theme & More Laura Robb, Scholastic Professional, New York. 2000.

50 Reproducible Strategy Sheets That Build Comprehension During Independent Reading Anina Robb, Scholastic Professional, New York. 2003.

Comprehension Cliffhanger Stories--15 Action-Packed Stories That Invite Students to Infer, Visualize, and Summarize to Predict the Ending of Each Story Tom Conklin, Scholastic Professional, New York. 2003.

Grammar Rock Video

English Punctuation Video