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 M

General Book Targets
I can understand an authors message when they use parenthesis.
I can maintain my comprehension when a sentence moves from one page to the
next.
I can use the context of a sentence, paragraph or whole text to determine
the meaning of a word

Targets about the Setting
I can talk about the setting and how it is important to the plot
I can talk about the relationship between the setting and the plot of a story

Targets about Summarizing
I can identify significant events in a book and tell how they are related to the
problem in a book
I can identify significant events in a book and tell how they are related to the
solution in a book

Targets about Predicting
I can make predictions while reading a book
I can search for and use information to confirm or disconfirm predictions

Targets about Making Connections
I can use my life experiences to help me understand a book
I can make connections to other books
I can specify the nature of my connections

Targets about Synthesizing
I consistently check my understanding and search for information when my
understanding of a book falls apart

Targets about Theme
I can name the theme in books




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 follow how multiple characters change over time
I can use dialog to understand different character perspectives
I can distinguish my point of view from that of characters*

Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can use the pictures to extend, clarify and support my understanding

Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can judge a book and give more than one piece of supportive evidence from
the book
I can listen to other perspectives on a book and be open to where that
perspective comes from

Informational Text Targets
I can read and understand technical content that I did not know about before
reading
I read and gain knowledge from captions under pictures.
I can determine the main idea of a book, talk about the key details and explain
how they support the main idea*
I can distinguish my point of view from that of the author*
I can describe the logical connections between sentences and paragraphs in a
book*