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 at

                  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.

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