NWEA Measures of
Academic Progress (MAP)
Reading Grades 2–5
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Correlations done using the NWEA MAP Learning Continuum
NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Topic
Author's Craft:
Figurative
Language
Learning Statements
Analyzes how mood is conveyed in literary text
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Read-Aloud Book
Albert the Angry Alligator
Leveled Book
The Outburst, V
Leveled Book
Word Smith, Private I, V
Poetry Book
Bird Children, Y
Analyzes the effect of word choice in literary text
Trade Book
Bud, Not Buddy, Level 3
Identifies alliteration
No correlations
Identifies idiom
Leveled Book
Tanya's Money Problem, U
Game Pack
Idioms Concentration,
Grades 4-5
Game Pack
Metaphor and Simile,
Grades 4-5
Analyzes the effect of figurative language in literary text
Identifies metaphor
2
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Topic
Author’s Craft:
Figurative
Language
Learning Statements
Identifies onomatopoeia
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
The Village, U
Trade Book
Bud, Not Buddy, Level 3
Identifies simile
Leveled Book
In the Name of Discovery, V
Identifies symbolism
Leveled Book
Arrows, Y
Infers the meaning of a phrase in a literary text
No correlations
Interprets allusion in literary text
No correlations
Interprets extended metaphor in literary text
Leveled Book
Acropolis Adventure, W
Interprets idiom in literary text
Trade Book
Dear Mr. Henshaw, Level 3
Leveled Book
Yellow Brick Roadies, U
3
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Topic
Author’s Craft:
Figurative
Language
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Interprets irony in literary text
Graphic Book
Pocahontas Saves
John Smith
Interprets metaphor in literary text
Poetry Book
Wildflower Children, U
Interprets onomatopoeia in literary text
Leveled Book
The Village, U
Interprets simile in literary text
Poetry Book
Bird Children, Y
Trade Book
Maniac Magee, Level 3
Interprets symbolism in literary text
No correlations
Interprets the effect of repetition in literary text
No correlations
Interprets use of rhyme in poetry
Poetry Book
Ocean Poems, U
Understands the meaning of common idioms
Vocabulary Book
Idioms for How You Feel
4
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Topic
Author's Craft:
Foreshadowing,
Flashback
Author's Craft:
Imagery,
Description
Author's Craft:
Perspective,
Attitude
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Identifies flashback in literary text
Trade Book
Identifies foreshadowing in literary text
No correlations
Understands how authors develop characters using flashback
Graphic Book
Stubby the Hero
Identifies a literal description that supports a given idea
Close Reading Pack
What makes a person a
legend?, Grade 5
Identifies imagery or description
Close Reading Pack
How does a poet create
images that support the
theme of a poem?, Grade 5
Understands that descriptions appeal to different senses
Comprehension Skill Pack
Author’s Purpose
(Entertain), Grade 5
Determines narrator's perspective in literary text
Leveled Book
Acropolis Adventure, W
Evaluates literary text for evidence of bias or stereotypes
Trade Book
Maniac Magee, Level 3
Infers narrator's attitude in literary text
Leveled Book
The Reef, X
5
The View from Saturday,
Level 3
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Topic
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Author’s Craft:
Perspective,
Attitude
Infers speaker's attitude in poetry
Poetry Book
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Characteristics of
Genre: Literary
Classifies literary text as a fable
No correlations
Classifies literary text as a legend
Project-Based Learning
Pack
Hero’s Journey, Grade 5
Classifies literary text as a story
Leveled Book
The Cat and the Tunnel, V
Classifies literary text as historical fiction
Trade Book
The Witch of Blackbird
Pond, Level 3
Classifies literary text as poetry
Poetry Book
Bird Children, Y
Classifies literary text as realistic fiction
Leveled Book
Making Big Bolstead
Bucks, X
Comprehension Skill Pack
Reality and Fantasy, Grade 4
Distinguishes between text found in stories and poetry
6
Wildflower Children, U
No correlations
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Topic
Characteristics of
Genre: Literary
Dialogue
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Identifies form or structure in poetry
Poetry Writing Lesson
Acrostic
Interprets use of rhyme in poetry
Leveled Book
Word Smith, Private I
"Rhyme Crime", Z
Understands characteristics of fiction
Leveled Book
Talking to Each Other, X
Understands characteristics of myths
Leveled Book
The Labors of Hercules, X
Understands characteristics of plays
Reader's Theater Script
Tom Sawyer, Grade 5 Middle
Understands characteristics of poetry
Poetry Book
Ocean Poems, U
Understands characteristics of tall tales
Close Reading Pack
How are North American
tall tales and geography
connected?, Grade 4
Understands characteristics of legends
Leveled Book
The Algonquins, X
Identifies dialogue as the primary structure of a literary text
Paired Books
Scratching a Good Story /
The School Versus James
Holt, Grade 5
7
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Topic
Mood
Point of View
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Analyzes how mood is conveyed in literary text
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
Two Kettles, V
Vocabulary Book
Idioms for How You Feel
Analyzes how setting affects mood
Leveled Book
Adventure on the Amazon
River, V
Determines mood in literary text
Leveled Book
Don’t Wake the Mummy, U
Determines mood in poetry
No correlations
Analyzes the effect of narrator's point of view
Leveled Book
Discovery in the
Americas?, W
Identifies the narrator in literary text
Leveled Book
Grandpa Smoke Jumper, X
Trade Book
Amber Brown Is Not a
Crayon, Level 2
Close Reading Pack
How does point of view
affect how a story is told?,
Grade 4
Recognizes different types of third-person point of view
8
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Topic
Point of View
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Recognizes first-person point of view
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
The Reef, X
Humor Book
Maximilian
Understands how first-person and third-person narratives differ
No correlations
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Setting
Analyzes how setting affects mood
Leveled Book
Malik Had a House, X
Literature: Craft and
Structure
Text Structure:
Organization
Identifies form or structure in poetry
Poetry Book
Bird Children, Y
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Characterization
Analyzes dialogue to understand characters
Leveled Book
The Lost Dutchman, V
Compares or contrasts characters
Leveled Book
The Other Side of the
Glass, W
Describes character feelings or thoughts
Leveled Book
Talking to Each Other, X
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Character, Grade 4
9
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Topic
Characterization
Inferences,
Conclusions,
Predictions
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Describes characters based on details
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
Tessa's Family Day, Z
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Character, Grade 5
Distinguishes between main and supporting characters
Leveled Book
Miguel and King Arthur, X
Explains character motivation
Trade Book
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, Level 3
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Character, Grade 5
Understands character relationships
Paired Books
Adventure on the Amazon
River / Adventure in Bear
Valley, Grade 4
Understands how characters are developed or changed
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Character, Grade 4
Leveled Book
Miltie Math-head Takes the
Mound, Y
Leveled Book
The Mystery Twin, Y
Draws conclusions from literary text
10
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Topic
Inferences,
Conclusions,
Predictions
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Draws conclusions from literary text
Paired Books
Scratching a Good Story /
The School Versus James
Holt, Grade 5
Makes inferences about characters in literary text
Leveled Book
Don't Wake the Mummy, U
Shared Reading
Flower Power, Level 3
Leveled Book
Adventure on the Amazon
River, V
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Plot, Grade 4
Leveled Book
The Thing in the Forest, U
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Setting, Grade 4
Makes inferences based on a title
Leveled Book
Arrows, Y
Makes inferences from poetry
Poetry Book
Flower Children Book 2, U
Makes inferences about plot in literary text
Makes inferences about setting in literary text
11
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Topic
Inferences,
Conclusions,
Predictions
Locating
Information
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Makes predictions from literary text
Determines cause in literary text
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
The Queen's Proposal, X
Trade Book
Frindle, Level 3
Fluency & Comprehension The Gossip Monster, V
Pack
Leveled Book
Growing Up Green, U
Determines details that support the central idea in literary text
Comprehension Skill Pack
Analyze Plot, Grade 5
Determines effect in literary text
Fluency & Comprehension The Gossip Monster, V
Pack
Leveled Book
Pirates and Privateers, W
Locates details about characters in literary text
Poetry Book
Flower Children Book 2, U
Locates details about events in literary text
Trade Book
Bridge to Terabithia, Level 3
12
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Topic
Locating
Information
Main or Central
Idea, Topic, Titles
Plot
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Locates details about events in literary text
Leveled Book
High-Tech Treasure Hunt, W
Locates details about setting in literary text
Leveled Book
The Thing in the Forest, U
Paired Books
Samson: A Horse Story /
Growing Up Green, Grade 4
Trade Book
The Wind in the Willows,
Level 3
Trade Book
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, Level 3
Determines the central idea in literary text
Trade Book
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe, Level 3
Identifies the best title for a literary text
Humor Book
Millions of Ants
Identifies problem/conflict in literary text
Leveled Book
Atlantic Crossing, W
Trade Book
Anne of Green Gables,
Level 3
Determines main idea in literary text
13
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Topic
Learning Statements
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Plot
Identifies the resolution of conflict in literary text
Leveled Book
Atlantic Crossing, W
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Sequencing
Understands sequence in literary text
Trade Book
The Phantom Tollbooth,
Level 3
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Setting
Compares or contrasts setting across literary texts
Paired Books
Adventure on the Amazon
River / Adventure in Bear
Valley, Grade 4
Draws conclusions about a setting based on a description
Leveled Book
The Zoo of Extinct
Animals, Z
Identifies details that reveal aspects of setting
Leveled Book
The Reef, X
Identifies setting
Leveled Book
The Lost Dutchman, V
Recognizes description of setting
Leveled Book
Scratching a Good Story, W
Summarizes a sequence of events in literary text
Leveled Book
High-Tech Treasure Hunt, W
Comprehension Skill Pack
Sequence Events, Grade 4
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Summarizing,
Paraphrasing
14
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Topic
Summarizing,
Paraphrasing
Supporting
Details
Theme, Moral,
Lesson
Learning Statements
Summarizes literary text
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
Arrows, U
Trade Book
The Phantom Tollbooth,
Level 3
Summarizes poetry
Poetry Book
Wildflower Children, U
Determines details that support the central idea in literary text
Trade Book
Horrible Harry and the
Dragon War, Level 2
Trade Book
Frindle, Level 3
Paired Books
Mystery in the Moonlight /
The Gossip Monster,
Grade 4
Paired Books
Samson: A Horse Story /
Growing Up Green, Grade 4
Determines a shared theme in multiple texts
Close Reading Pack
How are North American
tall tales and geography
connected?, Grade 4
Determines multiple themes in one text
Close Reading Pack
What makes a person a
legend?, Grade 5
Analyzes the development of a shared theme in multiple texts
15
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NWEA MAP
Reading Grades 2–5
Subgoal
Literature: Key Ideas
and Details
Topic
Theme, Moral,
Lesson
RIT Range: 201–210
Goal: Literature
Learning Statements
Determines the lesson learned by a character
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RAZ Resource Link
Leveled Book
Odysseus and the Bag of
Winds, Y
Trade Book
Shiloh, Level 3
Determines the moral of a fable
No correlations
Determines the moral of a story
Leveled Book
The Zoo of Extinct
Animals, Z
Determines theme in literary text
Trade Book
The Witch of Blackbird
Pond, Level 3
Determines theme in poetry
Close Reading Pack
How does a poet create
images that support the
theme of a poem?, Grade 5
Identifies details that support the theme in literary text
Leveled Book
Odysseus and the Bag of
Winds, Y
16
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