Determining Importance

I can retell main ideas in stories.

I can retell main ideas in informational texts.

I can retell a story in my own words using beginning middle and end.

I can use details to tell about the characters.I can use details to tell about the setting of a story.

I can describe the problem and solution in the story.

I can explain why phrases are used in stories.

I can tell how character events in stories are alike and different.

I can identify the characters in a story.

I can identify dialogue in a play.

I can restate the main idea with the help of text features.

I can explain the difference between what I learned from pictures and words.

I can read fluently.

I can name, use and/or read end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark) correctly.

I can read with expression.

I can use reading strategies to check my reading comprehension. (look at the picture, get your mouth ready, skip the word, reread, look for chunks)

I can recognize when a word I have read does not make sense. (does it look right, does it sound right, does it make sense)

I can determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words using context clues in a sentence.