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Instructional Focus
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Assessment Tools
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Making connections to text to extend literal and inferential meaning.
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Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics, Reading Response Letters
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Makes justifiable predictions and forms justifiable conclusions citing evidence from text.
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Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics, Reading Response Letters
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Selecting and reading books for extended periods of time across a variety of genres in text levels Q, R and beyond.
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AAPS Reading Rubrics
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Summarizes and synthesizes chapters, short stories, and informational articles.
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Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics, Reading Response Letters
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Responding to text orally and in writing using language that demonstrates literal, inferential, and critical understanding.
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Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics, Reading Response Letters
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Learn and use effective word solving strategies
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Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics
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Uses a variety of research tools and techniques including online and web-based sources.
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AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
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Incorporates research in information writing.
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AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
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Write using complete sentences with beginning capitalization, ending punctuation, and subject-verb agreement. Uses other grade-level grammatical concepts in writing including: direct/indirect objects, common/proper nouns, pronouns, regular/irregular verbs, hyphens, apostrophes, and contractions.
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AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
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Correctly spells words used often in reading and writing using a variety of strategies.
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AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
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