Reading Standard E1b:

The student reads at least 25 books or book equivalents each year.

• Materials should include traditional literature as well as magazines, newspapers, textbooks, and on-line materials.

• Reading should represent a diverse collection of material from a least 3 different literary forms and from at least 5 different writers.

Reading Standard E1b:

 The student reads and comprehends at least four books about one issue or subject, or four books by a single writer, or four books in one genre, and produces evidence of reading that:

•     makes and supports warranted and responsible assertions about the text

•     supports assertions with elaborated and convincing evidence;

•     draws the text together to compare and contrast themes, characters, and ideas

•     makes perceptive and well developed connections;

Reading Standard E1c:

The student reads and comprehends informational materials to develop understanding and expertise and produces written and oral work that:

•     restates or summarizes information;

•     relates new information to prior knowledge and experience;

•     extends ideas;

•     makes connections to related topics and information.

 Reading Standard E1d:

The student reads aloud with 85-90% accuracy, and in a way that makes meaning clear to listeners by:

•     self correcting;

•     using a range of cueing systems, e.g., phonics and context clues, to           determine pronunciation and meanings;

•     reading with a rhythm, flow, and meter that sounds like everyday speech.