My Reading Level Targets
Level S
General Book Targets
I can change my strategies and thinking to understanding books of different genres
I can bring knowledge from my personal experiences to the interpretation of characters and events
I can broaden the types of books I read
Targets about the Setting
I can read books in which I need to have content knowledge of the setting
Targets about Summarizing
I can identify important ideas in a text and report them in an organized way
I can remember a story problem or plot, as well as important information over a longer text and construct meaning
I can summarize a book*
Targets about Predicting
I can change my predictions as new information is gathered in a text and say why I changed my predictions
Targets about Making Connections
I can make connections between the text and the other texts that have been read or heard and demonstrate my connections in writing
Targets about Synthesizing
I can express changes in ideas or perspectives across a book
Targets about Theme
I can remember information in a summary over several chapters in a book to help me understand the theme of the book
Targets about Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can infer the cause and effect that influences characters’ feelings or underlying motives
I can follow multiple characters in different episodes, inferring their feelings about each other
Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can infer the meaning of symbols that the writer is using
I can understand and write about the underlying structure that the author used (description, compare/contrast, temporal sequence, problem/solution, cause/effect)
I can analyze complex plots
Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can evaluate the text in terms of my own experiences
Targets about Understanding Characters
I can infer cause and effect in influencing characters’ feelings or underlying motives
I can follow multiple characters in different episodes, inferring their feelings about each other
Informational Text Targets
I can read books that have complex ideas and on many different topics
I can refer to details and examples in a book when explaining what the text says*
I can determine the main ideas and explain how the key details support the main idea*
I can describe the structure of a book (compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution)*
I can interpret information presented visually (graphs, charts, diagrams, timelines, etc)*
I can explain how an author used reasons and evidence to support particular points*
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 S
General Book Targets
I can change my strategies and thinking to understanding books of different genres
I can bring knowledge from my personal experiences to the interpretation of characters and events
I can broaden the types of books I read
Targets about the Setting
I can read books in which I need to have content knowledge of the setting
Targets about Summarizing
I can identify important ideas in a text and report them in an organized way
I can remember a story problem or plot, as well as important information over a longer text and construct meaning
I can summarize a book*
Targets about Predicting
I can change my predictions as new information is gathered in a text and say why I changed my predictions
Targets about Making Connections
I can make connections between the text and the other texts that have been read or heard and demonstrate my connections in writing
Targets about Synthesizing
I can express changes in ideas or perspectives across a book
Targets about Theme
I can remember information in a summary over several chapters in a book to help me understand the theme of the book
Targets about Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can infer the cause and effect that influences characters’ feelings or underlying motives
I can follow multiple characters in different episodes, inferring their feelings about each other
Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can infer the meaning of symbols that the writer is using
I can understand and write about the underlying structure that the author used (description, compare/contrast, temporal sequence, problem/solution, cause/effect)
I can analyze complex plots
Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can evaluate the text in terms of my own experiences
Targets about Understanding Characters
I can infer cause and effect in influencing characters’ feelings or underlying motives
I can follow multiple characters in different episodes, inferring their feelings about each other
Informational Text Targets
I can read books that have complex ideas and on many different topics
I can refer to details and examples in a book when explaining what the text says*
I can determine the main ideas and explain how the key details support the main idea*
I can describe the structure of a book (compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution)*
I can interpret information presented visually (graphs, charts, diagrams, timelines, etc)*
I can explain how an author used reasons and evidence to support particular points*
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.