Playbook®
Applicability to
WISCONSIN
State Standards in Language Arts
KINDERGARTEN - FOURTH GRADE
Reading
a Playbook® in the classroom meets the following Wisconsin standards
in English Language Arts and Reading:
By the end of grade four, students will:
A.4.1 Use effective reading strategies
to achieve their purposes in reading.
- Use a variety of strategies and word recognition skills, including
rereading, finding context clues, applying their knowledge of letter-sound
relationships, and analyzing word structures
- Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage
by examining known words, phrases and structures
- Demonstrate phonemic awareness by using letter/sound relationships
as aids to pronouncing and understanding unfamiliar words and text
- Comprehend reading by using strategies such as activating prior knowledge,
establishing purpose, self-correcting and self-monitoring, rereading,
making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images,
applying knowledge of text structures, and adjusting reading rate according
to purpose and difficulty
- Read aloud with age-appropriate fluency, accuracy, and expression
- Discern how written texts and accompanying illustrations connect to
convey meaning
- Identify and use organizational features of texts, such as headings,
paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding
A.4.2 Read, interpret, and critically
analyze literature.
- Recognize and recall elements and details of story structure, such
as sequence of events, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect
on meaning
- Draw upon a reservoir of reading materials, including fairy tales,
fables, and narratives from the United States and cultures worldwide,
to understand plots, make predictions, and relate reading to prior knowledge
and experience
- Summarize ideas drawn from stories, identifying cause-and-effect relationships,
interpreting events and ideas, and connecting different works to each
other and to real-life experiences
- Extend the literal meaning of a text by making inferences, and evaluate
the significance and validity of texts in light of prior knowledge and
experience
A.4.3 Read and discuss literary and
nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate general knowledge about the world
and familiarity with literary and nonliterary texts when reflecting
upon life's experiences
- Identify and summarize main ideas and key points from literature,
informational texts, and other print and non-print sources
- Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, realistic fiction from fantasy,
biography from autobiography, and poetry from prose
A.4.4 Read to acquire information.
- Summarize key details of informational texts, connecting new information
to prior knowledge
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