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Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

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Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

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Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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(Not applicable to literature)

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Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

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Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. a. Memorize and recite poems, rhymes, and songs with expression. CA

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Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

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Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)

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Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text. CA a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. c . Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels. d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. e. Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

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Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.