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Skills available for Singapore primary 2 English language curriculum
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- Singapore English Syllabus: Grammar Singapore English Syllabus: Grammar
- Singapore English Syllabus: Reading and Viewing Singapore English Syllabus: Reading and Viewing
- Singapore English Syllabus: Vocabulary Singapore English Syllabus: Vocabulary
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RV Develop reading and viewing skills, strategies, attitudes and behaviour and text type-specific comprehension skills and strategies, strengthened by exposure to wide reading and viewing.
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Reading Comprehension and Viewing Skills, Strategies, Attitudes and Behaviour
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RV.LO1 Use reading readiness and word identification skills
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RV.LO1.1 Begining Reading
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RV.LO1.1.a Readiness for Reading
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RV.LO1.1.a.1 Recognise and name the letters of the alphabet
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RV.LO1.1.a.2 Identify upper and lower case letters
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RV.LO1.1.a.3 Develop knowledge of the concepts of print:
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RV.LO1.1.a.3.1 identify common terms relating to books (e.g., title page, author, illustrator, front/ back cover, table of contents)
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RV.LO1.1.a.3.2 adjust directionality (e.g., from left to right, foreground to background) in accordance with the reading/ viewing text
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RV.LO1.1.a.3.3 identify word spacing
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RV.LO1.1.a.3.4 distinguish between letters, words and sentences on a printed page
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RV.LO1.1.a.3.5 recognise the grammatical features of a sentence (i.e., capital letters, punctuation marks)
- Is the sentence a statement, question, command or exclamation? (P2-KK.1)
- Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? (P2-KK.5)
- Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on? (P2-KK.6)
- Capitalising the names of people and pets (P2-UU.1)
- Capitalising days, months and holidays (P2-UU.2)
- Capitalising the names of places and geographic features (P2-UU.3)
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RV.LO1.1.a.4 Read and view attentively and for a sustained period (e.g., for the entire duration when a text is read aloud or shared in class)
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RV.LO1.1.a.5 Stay on the correct line while reading orally
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RV.LO1.1.a.6 Adopt correct posture and book position while reading or viewing silently
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RV.LO1.1.b Phonemic Awareness
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RV.LO1.1.b.1 Identify initial, medial and final sounds
- Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend (P2-C.1)
- Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend (P2-C.2)
- Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th (P2-C.4)
- Complete the word with the correct digraph: ph, qu, wh (P2-C.5)
- Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph (P2-C.8)
- Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend (P2-C.9)
- Complete the words with silent letters (P2-C.11)
- Complete the word with the correct short vowel (P2-D.1)
- Complete the silent e words (P2-F.2)
- Complete the vowel digraph words (P2-G.2)
- Complete the word with the correct vowel digraph (P2-G.3)
- Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow (P2-I.2)
- Complete words with variant vowels (P2-J.1)
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RV.LO1.1.b.2 Use syllables and rhyming words in spoken language
- How many syllables does the word have? (P2-A.1)
- Sort by the number of syllables (P2-A.2)
- Choose the picture that rhymes with the word (P2-B.1)
- Which word does not rhyme? (P2-B.2)
- Complete the rhyme (P2-B.3)
- Complete the poem with a word that rhymes (P2-B.4)
- Put two syllables together to create a word: easier (P2-L.1)
- Complete the two-syllable words (P2-L.3)
- Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word (P2-L.4)
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RV.LO1.1.b.3 Identify and differentiate among common sounds in words
- Choose the picture that rhymes with the word (P2-B.1)
- Which word does not rhyme? (P2-B.2)
- Complete the rhyme (P2-B.3)
- Complete the poem with a word that rhymes (P2-B.4)
- Sort short and long vowel words (P2-E.1)
- Match the short a and long a words to pictures (P2-E.2)
- Match the short e and long e words to pictures (P2-E.3)
- Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture (P2-E.4)
- Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture (P2-E.5)
- Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture (P2-E.6)
- Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words (P2-E.7)
- Which word has a different vowel sound? (P2-J.2)
- Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words (P2-K.1)
- Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture (P2-K.2)
- Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture (P2-K.3)
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RV.LO1.1.b.4 Differentiate sounds through letter blends, segmentation, substitution and deletion
- Complete the word with the correct initial consonant blend (P2-C.1)
- Complete the word with the correct final consonant blend (P2-C.2)
- Complete the word with the correct digraph: ch, sh, th (P2-C.4)
- Complete the word with the correct digraph: ph, qu, wh (P2-C.5)
- Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph (P2-C.8)
- Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend (P2-C.9)
- Complete the words with silent letters (P2-C.11)
- Complete the word with the correct short vowel (P2-D.1)
- Sort short and long vowel words (P2-E.1)
- Choose the picture that matches the vowel digraph word (P2-G.1)
- Complete the word with the correct vowel digraph (P2-G.3)
- Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow (P2-I.2)
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RV.LO1.1.c Decoding through Phonics
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RV.LO1.1.c.1 Match sounds to their corresponding letters/letter patterns:
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.1 initial and final consonants: m, j, f, s, b, t, w, r, p, h, v, d, k, z, l, g, n, c, y
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.2 initial short vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.3 word families with vowel-consonant patterns (e.g., -at, -an, -ad, -ap, -et, -en, -ill, -ig, -in, -ot, -op, -og, -ug, -un)
- Complete the word with the correct short vowel (P2-D.1)
- Match the short a and long a words to pictures (P2-E.2)
- Match the short e and long e words to pictures (P2-E.3)
- Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture (P2-E.4)
- Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture (P2-E.5)
- Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture (P2-E.6)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.4 final y as a vowel
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.5 consonant digraphs in initial position (e.g., th, sh, ch, wh)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.6 vowel digraphs (e.g., oo, ee, ea, oa, aw, ai, ay)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.7 initial consonant blends (e.g., sw, sn, sk, bl, br, ch, cl, cr, dr, fl, gl, ph, pl, pr, sh, sl, sm, sp, st, th, tr, tw, wh, qu)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.8 final consonant blends (e.g., nd, nk, nt, mp)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.9 initial consonant blends (e.g., thr, str, scr)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.10 double consonants (e.g., tt, pp, rr, gg, nn, ss, ll, ck)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.11 word endings (e.g., ple, ble, dle, tle, ng, tch)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.12 r-controlled vowel (e.g., ar, ir, ur, or)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.13 diphthongs (e.g., ou, ow, oi, oy)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.14 inflectional suffix (e.g., -s, -es, -ing, -ed)
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RV.LO1.1.c.1.15 syllables (common patterns, e.g., vowel-consonant, consonant-vowel, consonant-vowel- consonant)
- Match the short a and long a words to pictures (P2-E.2)
- Match the short e and long e words to pictures (P2-E.3)
- Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture (P2-E.4)
- Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture (P2-E.5)
- Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture (P2-E.6)
- Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words (P2-E.7)
- Is the syllable open or closed? (P2-E.8)
- Put two syllables together to create a word: easier (P2-L.1)
- Complete the two-syllable words (P2-L.3)
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RV.LO1.1.d Recognition of Words
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RV.LO1.1.d.1 Recognition and read words using a variety of cues, e.g.,
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RV.LO1.1.d.1.1 visual cues
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RV.LO1.1.d.1.2 word configurations
- Use conjunctions (P2-W.1)
- Complete the word with the ending that you hear (P2-AA.1)
- Form and use compound words (P2-BB.2)
- Homophones with pictures (P2-EE.1)
- Identify homophones (P2-EE.2)
- Use the correct homophone (P2-EE.3)
- Use singular and plural nouns (P2-LL.8)
- Choose the correct personal pronoun (P2-MM.6)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 (P2-PP.7)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 (P2-PP.8)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 (P2-PP.9)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 (P2-PP.10)
- Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures (P2-PP.11)
- To be: use the correct present tense form (P2-PP.12)
- To be: use the correct past tense form (P2-PP.13)
- To be: use the correct form (P2-PP.14)
- To have: use the correct form (P2-PP.15)
- Select the best preposition to match the picture (P2-SS.1)
- Select the best preposition to complete the sentence (P2-SS.2)
- Form pronoun-verb contractions (P2-TT.1)
- Form contractions with 'not' (P2-TT.2)
- Use pronoun-verb contractions (P2-TT.3)
- Use contractions with 'not' (P2-TT.4)
- Use contractions in a sentence (P2-TT.5)
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RV.LO1.1.d.1.3 word endings
- Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind, -old, -olt or -ost word (P2-E.10)
- Complete the word with the ending that you hear (P2-AA.1)
- Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes (P2-AA.2)
- Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less (P2-AA.5)
- Prefixes and suffixes: review (P2-AA.6)
- Use regular plurals with -s and -es (P2-LL.7)
- Which sentence is in the regular past tense? (P2-PP.1)
- Identify verbs in the regular past tense (P2-PP.2)
- Form and use the regular past tense (P2-PP.3)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 (P2-PP.7)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 (P2-PP.8)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 (P2-PP.9)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 (P2-PP.10)
- Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures (P2-PP.11)
- Use contractions with 'not' (P2-TT.4)
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RV.LO1.1.d.2 Recognise and read accurately:
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RV.LO1.1.d.2.1 common, regular, one-syllable words
- How many syllables does the word have? (P2-A.1)
- Sort by the number of syllables (P2-A.2)
- Use singular and plural nouns (P2-LL.8)
- Identify personal pronouns (P2-MM.1)
- Identify possessive pronouns (P2-MM.7)
- Identify helping verbs (P2-NN.3)
- To be: use the correct present tense form (P2-PP.12)
- To be: use the correct past tense form (P2-PP.13)
- To be: use the correct form (P2-PP.14)
- To have: use the correct form (P2-PP.15)
- Use the correct article: a or an (P2-QQ.1)
- Identify articles (P2-QQ.2)
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RV.LO1.1.d.2.2 multisyllabic real words (e.g., hippopotamus, Singapore)
- How many syllables does the word have? (P2-A.1)
- Sort by the number of syllables (P2-A.2)
- Put two syllables together to create a word: easier (P2-L.1)
- Complete the two-syllable words (P2-L.3)
- Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word (P2-L.4)
- Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes (P2-AA.2)
- Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis- (P2-AA.3)
- Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis- (P2-AA.4)
- Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less (P2-AA.5)
- Prefixes and suffixes: review (P2-AA.6)
- Form compound words (P2-BB.1)
- Form and use compound words (P2-BB.2)
- Use singular and plural nouns (P2-LL.8)
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RV.LO1.1.d.2.3 nonsense words (e.g., blappering, sumomoe)
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RV.LO1.1.d.2.4 compound words (e.g., farmhouse, blackbird)
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RV.LO1.1.d.3 Identify and read common word endings, rhyming words, irregularly spelt words
- Choose the picture that rhymes with the word (P2-B.1)
- Which word does not rhyme? (P2-B.2)
- Complete the rhyme (P2-B.3)
- Complete the poem with a word that rhymes (P2-B.4)
- Complete the sentence with the correct -ild, -ind, -old, -olt or -ost word (P2-E.10)
- Complete the word with the ending that you hear (P2-AA.1)
- Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes (P2-AA.2)
- Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less (P2-AA.5)
- Prefixes and suffixes: review (P2-AA.6)
- Use regular plurals with -s and -es (P2-LL.7)
- Is the noun singular or plural? (P2-LL.9)
- Form and use irregular plurals (P2-LL.10)
- Which sentence is in the regular past tense? (P2-PP.1)
- Identify verbs in the regular past tense (P2-PP.2)
- Form and use the regular past tense (P2-PP.3)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 (P2-PP.7)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 (P2-PP.8)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 (P2-PP.9)
- Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 (P2-PP.10)
- Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures (P2-PP.11)
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RV.LO1.1.d.4 Recognise and match contractions to words (e.g., couldn't – could not)
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RV.LO1.1.d.5 Read aloud year level-appropriate literary and informational/ functional short connected texts/ readers with accuracy, fluency, comprehension and appropriate expression, pacing, and intonation
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RV.LO2 Process and comprehend age-/year level-appropriate texts at literal and inferential levels
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RV.LO2.1 Close Reading and Viewing
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RV.LO2.1.a Construct meaning from visual texts (e.g., pictures, diagrams, charts, icons, maps, graphs, tables)
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RV.LO2.1.b Use prior knowledge (e.g., own experiences or familiar concepts)
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RV.LO2.1.c Use contextual clues (e.g., visuals, titles, sub-headings, familiar vocabulary, and typographical and visual features)
- Complete the sentence with the correct sight word (P2-N.2)
- Put the sentences in order (P2-U.1)
- Find synonyms in context (P2-DD.2)
- Find antonyms in context (P2-DD.5)
- Homophones with pictures (P2-EE.1)
- Use the correct homophone (P2-EE.3)
- Multiple-meaning words with pictures (P2-FF.1)
- Order related words based on meaning (P2-GG.3)
- Use context to identify the meaning of a word (P2-II.1)
- Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (P2-KK.7)
- Choose the correct personal pronoun (P2-MM.6)
- Select the best preposition to match the picture (P2-SS.1)
- Select the best preposition to complete the sentence (P2-SS.2)
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RV.LO2.1.d Ask questions at different levels about the texts read or viewed
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RV.LO2.1.e Make predictions based on, e.g.,
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RV.LO2.1.e.1 prior knowledge
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RV.LO2.1.e.2 contextual clues (e.g., titles, headings, key words, pictures)
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RV.LO2.1.f Note and recall main ideas and key details
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RV.LO2.1.g Sequence details
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RV.LO2.1.h Make inferences based on, e.g.,
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RV.LO2.1.h.1 prior knowledge
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RV.LO2.1.h.2 visual clues
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RV.LO2.1.h.3 contextual clues
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RV.LO2.1.i Adjust reading rate to check for meaning (e.g., through reading aloud or re-reading)
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RV.LO2.1.j Skim for the gist/ main idea
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RV.LO2.1.k Analyse organisational patterns in a text:
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RV.LO2.1.k.1 list/ sequence of ideas/ events
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RV.LO2.1.k.2 comparison-contrast
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RV.LO2.1.l Make simple generalisations (such as the moral of a story) by:
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RV.LO2.1.l.1 identifying the gist/ main idea and key details
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RV.LO2.1.l.2 identifying general patterns from more than one source
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RV.LO3 Apply critical reading and viewing by focusing on implied meaning, higher-order thinking, judgement and evaluation
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RV.LO3.1 Critical Reading, Viewing and Appreciation
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RV.LO3.1.a Personal Response
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RV.LO3.1.a.1 Respond to a text with, e.g.,
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RV.LO3.1.a.1.1 reasons
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RV.LO3.1.a.1.2 simple judgement
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RV.LO3.1.a.1.3 personal interpretations
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RV.LO3.1.b Connections
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RV.LO3.1.b.1 Make connections between a text and personal experiences/ real life
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RV.LO3.1.b.2 Relate a text to a similar/ contrastive work
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Reading and Viewing of Different Types of Rich Texts
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RV.L04 Apply close and critical reading and viewing to a variety of literary selections and informational/ functional texts, from print and non-print sources, for learning in the literary/ content areas and to understand how lexical and grammatical items are used in context
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RV.L04.1 Reading and Viewing Literary Texts
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RV.L04.1.a Theme
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RV.L04.1.a.1 Identify themes as big ideas in stories/ poems
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RV.L04.1.b Text Response
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RV.L04.1.b.1 Identify the beginning, middle and ending of stories
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RV.L04.1.b.2 Retell main event
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RV.L04.1.b.3 Retell sequence of events
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RV.L04.1.b.4 Recall details (e.g., who, what, when, where, why, how)
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RV.L04.1.b.5 Make and check predictions (e.g., based on contextual evidence)
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RV.L04.1.b.6 Identify simple elements of fiction (e.g., main characters and setting)
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RV.L04.1.b.7 Identity and study characters and their actions (e.g., identify character types and draw conclusions about them)
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RV.L04.2 Reading and Viewing Informational/Functional Texts
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RV.L04.2.a Layout
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RV.L04.2.a.1 Identify typographical and visual features (e.g., headings, illustrations, use of logo)
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RV.L04.2.a.2 Identify text features (e.g., titles/ headlines, main and sub-headings, captions/ labels for visuals)
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RV.L04.2.b Text Response
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RV.L04.2.b.1 Make predictions about the content of a text using:
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RV.L04.2.b.1.1 prior knowledge
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RV.L04.2.b.1.2 typographical and visual features
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RV.L04.2.b.2 Explain whether predictions about the content of a text are acceptable or should be modified and why
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Extensive Reading and Viewing
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RV.LO5a Read and view widely for pleasure, and to demonstrate independent reading and learning in the literary/content areas
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RV.LO5a.1 Reading and Viewing Widely
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RV.LO5a.1.a Types of Texts
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RV.LO5a.1.a.1 Read and view a variety of reading-age-appropriate and high-interest books and texts from print and non-print sources:
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RV.LO5a.1.a.1.1 Poetry (e.g., rhymes, cinquains, haiku)
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RV.LO5a.1.a.1.2 Personal recounts (e.g., diary entries, biographies)
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RV.LO5a.1.a.1.3 Narratives (e.g., fables, historical fiction, pourquoi tales)
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RV.LO5a.1.a.1.4 Procedures (e.g., recipes, directions, instruction manuals)
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RV.LO5a.1.b Text Response
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RV.LO5a.1.b.1 Re-read and review the most enjoyable part of a book
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RV.LO5a.1.b.2 Present a response by, e.g., retelling the story, rating the book, sharing opinions/ reflections
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