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.


My Reading Level Targets
Level F

General Targets
I can read books with simple dialogue and pronouns
I can use readers tools such as a table of contents
I can use simple organizational features such as titles and headings

Targets about Solving Words
I can use what is known about a word to solve it
I can take apart compound words to solve them
I use meaning, language structure and visual information to solve words
I can reread to search for information from language structures or
meaning to help me understand the words and story
I can remove the ending from base words to solve new words
I can use left to right letter sound analysis to solve words

Targets about Summarizing
I can recall and retell the important information or important events
from the story
I can talk about a series of events in order to link them
I can summarize a simple sequence of events
I can provide an oral summary with details in sequence

Targets about Predicting
I can make predictions based on information gained through reading and
my own experiences independently
I can make predictions based on my understanding of characters or the
type of story

Targets about Making Connections
I can make and discuss connections between texts and my own personal
experiences independently
I can make connections between texts

Targets about Synthesizing
I can talk about the new information I learned from a book
I can show evidence of new ideas from 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.


Targets about Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can infer the causes for a characters feelings, motives or actions
I can infer the cause and effect in a text
I can show evidence in the words or in the pictures to support my
inferences
I can show empathy for characters and infer their feelings and
motivations

Targets about Analyzing Books
I can classify a book as fiction or nonfiction
I can classify a book as realistic fiction or fantasy
I can understand what the writer did to make a book surprising, funny or
interesting
I can identify chronological sequence
I can recognize when the author is presenting a sequence of events or a
set of directions

Targets about Critiquing Books
I can express my opinions about the information in a text
I can express my opinion about a book and state my reasons why
I can make judgments about characters or events in a book

Targets about Informational Text
I can notice how the author selected interesting information for a book
I can ask and answer questions about important details in a book *
I can identify the main topic and key details in a book*
I can identify the main idea in a book and the reasons that support the
main idea*
I can identify similarities and differences between two books on the
same topic*
I can search for specific facts in informational texts