Read and reread grade-appropriate text accurately,  automatically, and with meaningful expression at a rate which supports comprehension. 

Utilize new academic, content specific, grade-level vocabulary, making connections to previously learned words and relating new words to background knowledge. 

Use content knowledge built during read-alouds and independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

Identify the main story  elements in a literary text. 

Read and comprehend literary and informational texts. 

Participate in conversations and discussions with groups and peers utilizing agreed-upon rules. 

Use visual aids and technology in oral presentations to present key ideas and details about a text or conversation, and add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify thoughts, feelings, and ideas.