My Reading Level Targets
Level P
General Targets
I can understand a perspective different from my own
I can use readers’ tools to understand vocabulary (glossary, dictionary, thesaurus)
I can figure out the meaning of words using the text and background knowledge
I can gain further understanding of words I have encountered before
I can understand sentences that are long (going over several lines or onto other pages)
I can discuss the genre or hybrid genre of a book
Targets about the Setting
I can use descriptive details of the setting to help me understand the plot
I can understand books with settings that are different from my own life.
Targets about Summarizing
I can read a book over several days and remember details in order
I can paraphrase significant events in a book and tell how they are related to the problem or the solution in a book
Targets about Predicting
I can make predictions while reading a book
I can search for and use information to confirm or disconfirm predictions
Targets about Making Connections
I can make connections to characters with different cultures, distant places, and different times
I can make connections to other books
I can specify the nature of my connections
Targets about Synthesizing
I can discuss how my ideas of a book have changed and explain why my ideas have changed
Targets about Theme
I can understand the theme of a book with different cultures.
Targets about Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can understand the point of view of characters based on their behavior
I can infer the cause and effect on characters feelings and motives
I can infer characters feelings and motives through their dialogue and what other characters say about them
I can take on different characters perspectives
I can distinguish my point of view from that of characters*
I can identify a character’s internal conflict
I can identify a character’s feelings and mood
Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can understand figurative language that provides me with important details to understanding the plot (Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Metaphors, Similes, Idioms , Hyperbole, Cliché )
I can understand descriptive language that provides me with important details to understanding the plot
I can notice motifs and symbolism
Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can notice and assess the authors qualifications for writing an informational piece
I can discuss how the author built suspense over the story
I can assess how illustrations and graphics add to the quality of a text and provide additional information
Informational Text Targets
I can gain information from images that are not fully explained
I can read graphics with scales or legends
I can understand sentences that wrap around pictures
I can describe the structure of a book (compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution) with help
I can determine the main idea of a book, talk about the key details and explain how they support the main idea*
I can distinguish my point of view from that of the author*
I can describe the logical connections between sentences and paragraphs in a book*
Compiled By Michelle E. Vanston using The Continuum of Literacy Learning (2007) By Irene
Foutnas and Gay Su Pinnell and the Common Core State Standards.
Level P
General Targets
I can understand a perspective different from my own
I can use readers’ tools to understand vocabulary (glossary, dictionary, thesaurus)
I can figure out the meaning of words using the text and background knowledge
I can gain further understanding of words I have encountered before
I can understand sentences that are long (going over several lines or onto other pages)
I can discuss the genre or hybrid genre of a book
Targets about the Setting
I can use descriptive details of the setting to help me understand the plot
I can understand books with settings that are different from my own life.
Targets about Summarizing
I can read a book over several days and remember details in order
I can paraphrase significant events in a book and tell how they are related to the problem or the solution in a book
Targets about Predicting
I can make predictions while reading a book
I can search for and use information to confirm or disconfirm predictions
Targets about Making Connections
I can make connections to characters with different cultures, distant places, and different times
I can make connections to other books
I can specify the nature of my connections
Targets about Synthesizing
I can discuss how my ideas of a book have changed and explain why my ideas have changed
Targets about Theme
I can understand the theme of a book with different cultures.
Targets about Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can understand the point of view of characters based on their behavior
I can infer the cause and effect on characters feelings and motives
I can infer characters feelings and motives through their dialogue and what other characters say about them
I can take on different characters perspectives
I can distinguish my point of view from that of characters*
I can identify a character’s internal conflict
I can identify a character’s feelings and mood
Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can understand figurative language that provides me with important details to understanding the plot (Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Metaphors, Similes, Idioms , Hyperbole, Cliché )
I can understand descriptive language that provides me with important details to understanding the plot
I can notice motifs and symbolism
Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can notice and assess the authors qualifications for writing an informational piece
I can discuss how the author built suspense over the story
I can assess how illustrations and graphics add to the quality of a text and provide additional information
Informational Text Targets
I can gain information from images that are not fully explained
I can read graphics with scales or legends
I can understand sentences that wrap around pictures
I can describe the structure of a book (compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution) with help
I can determine the main idea of a book, talk about the key details and explain how they support the main idea*
I can distinguish my point of view from that of the author*
I can describe the logical connections between sentences and paragraphs in a book*
Compiled By Michelle E. Vanston using The Continuum of Literacy Learning (2007) By Irene
Foutnas and Gay Su Pinnell and the Common Core State Standards.