Grade Three Reading and Literature, based on Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading in interesting and age-appropriate content. Students develop reading competencies as they receive instruction founded on scientifically-based reading research with a focus on phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students move from decoding words to learning more about what words mean. Students learn longer and more difficult words that express abstract ideas. Students also start thinking more about what they read. Students identify and discuss main ideas, characters, plot, setting, theme, and problem solution wording. Students begin to recognize the structural features used in textbooks. Students read fluently with expression and without stopping to figure out what each word means. Students read or listen to and then respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, folklore or mythology, poetry or songs, and plays, and nonfiction selections, such as subject-area books, biographies, children’s magazines or periodicals, various reference (dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia) and technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books and read independently for enjoyment.
Grade Four Reading and Literature, based on Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading in interesting and age-appropriate content. Students develop reading competencies as they receive instruction founded on scientifically-based reading research with a focus on fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students continue to build their vocabularies, adding prefixes and suffixes to create new words. Students learn variations on word meanings (synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and words with more than one meaning). Students continue to build their reading comprehension strategies. Students recognize key features of textbooks and begin to use a thesaurus to find related words and ideas. Students read or listen to and then respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, folklore or mythology, poetry, and plays, and nonfiction selections, such as subject-area books, biographies, children’s periodicals, various reference and technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books and read independently for enjoyment.
Grade Five Reading and Literature, based on Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading in interesting and age-appropriate content. Students develop reading competencies as they receive instruction founded on scientifically-based reading research with a focus on fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students increase their vocabulary and their ability to understand and explain words, including those that convey ideas and images. Students use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words or phrases. Students increase their use of complex reading comprehension strategies. Students begin to do literary criticism by evaluating what they read and locating evidence to support what they say. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, folklore or mythology, poetry, and plays. Students read nonfiction selections, such as subject-area books, biographies or autobiographies, children’s periodicals, various reference and technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books and read independently for enjoyment.