Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
• Recognize the shapes and names of all
upper- and lower-case letters
• Identify beginning and ending sounds
• Identify short vowel sounds
• Match consonant sounds to their
appropriate letters
• Recognize and produce rhyming words
• Read one-syllable words such as cat
• Read frequently seen words such as
you and the
• Recognize that words are separated by
spaces
• Read and explain her own writing and
drawings
• Identify common signs and logos
• Use pictures to make predictions about
content
• Retell familiar stories using beginning,
middle and end
• Discuss characters in a story
• Read and retell familiar stories
• Read out loud with reasonable fluency
• Use letter-sound associations, word
parts, and context to identify new words
• Identify short vowel and long vowel
sounds
• Match consonant sounds to their
appropriate letters
• Read high-frequency words such as was
and the
• Recognize that words are separated by
spaces
• Read aloud first-grade books with
accuracy and understanding
• Begin to read aloud with expression and
pausing at appropriate spots in the text
• Use word patterns to decode unfamiliar
words
• Identify characters, setting and events of
a story
• Read silently for 15 minutes
and use reading to research
topics
• Read simple texts fluently
with expression
• Self-correct when reading
• Read words of one, two or
more syllables automatically
• Recognize simple irregularly
spelled words such as said
and where
• Use word identification
strategies to unlock the
meaning of unknown words
(chunking familiar parts,
prefixes and suffixes)
• Identify the problem and
solution in a story
• Use a table of contents and
an index
• Use pictures and charts to
gain meaning from text
3rd Grade
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Read silently for at least 15 minutes
Read fluently with expression and comprehension
Read longer stories and chapter books
Self-correct when reading
Read multi-syllable words automatically
Recognize irregularly spelled words, such as said and where
Know common synonyms and antonyms
Use a range of strategies when drawing meaning from text
Develop richer vocabularies and use it in his writing
Use dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, indices, encyclopedias and online
reference materials
• Compare and contrast characters and settings
• Identify author's purpose for writing
• Draw conclusions, summarize major ideas and find the main idea
4th Grade
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5th Grade
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Read grade-level material with expression and fluency
Decode words using root words such as port (meaning to hold or carry), prefixes
such as auto- (meaning self), and suffixes such as -logy (meaning field of study)
Self-correct and self-monitor for comprehension when reading
Make informed predictions when reading
Describe character development
Identify the conflict, climax, and resolution in a story
Identify themes in literature
Use a range of strategies when drawing meaning from the text
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Read grade-level material
with accuracy and fluency
Identify the point of view in
a story (first person,
second person or third
person.)
Self-correct when reading
Read quotes with
expression
Use a range of strategies
(such as prediction,
connections, and
inference) when drawing
meaning from text
Understand cause-andeffect relationships
Use graphic organizers to
aid in comprehension