Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers support the curriculum with patience and time for close reading. Students make sense of rigorous texts.

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

Texts that build content-area knowledge and deepen understanding of topics.

Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based conversations or writing about text.

States what skilled performers will need in order to effectively transfer their learning to new situations.

Arguments, Narrative, Informative/ Explanatory/Informative

Students read informational and literary texts.

Explorations that lead to engage learners in making meaning and deepening their understanding.

Reading to uncover layers of meaning that lead to deep comprehension.

Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts.

Curriculum-embedded tasks that are intended to engage students in applying their knowledge and skills in an authentic and relevant context.

Print concepts, decoding, word identification, basic comprehension.

Writing emphasizes use of evidence from multi-media to inform or make an argument.