Learning to Read In Pocahontas County

 

 Reading comprehension is assessed using various methods across different grade levels, focusing on different skills as students progress

Early Elementary (Grades 1-3):

 

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Literal Comprehension: Students begin with basic understanding of what is explicitly stated in a text

 

Sentence Comprehension: Skills in sentence comprehension are evaluated through cloze activities.

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Context Clues: Students in 3rd grade start using context clues.

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Sequence: Students learn to determine the sequence of events.

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Prediction: Students are asked to predict outcomes.

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Inference: Making inferences starts in grade 3.

 

Upper Elementary and Middle School (Grades 4-8):

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Literal and Inferential Comprehension: Students continue to develop their abilities to understand both stated and implied information.

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Main Idea/Theme: Identifying the main idea or theme is a key focus.

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Author's Purpose: Students begin to analyze the author's purpose.

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Analyze Support: Students start to analyze supporting information.

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Analyze Viewpoint: Students analyze the author's viewpoint.

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Drawing Conclusions: Students are expected to draw conclusions from texts.

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Making Inferences: Students develop the skill of making inferences.

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Context Clues: Students use context clues to understand text.

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Figurative Language: Students begin to interpret figurative language.

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Literary Devices: Students are taught to interpret literary devices.

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Text Structure: Analyzing text structure is introduced.

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Compare and Contrast: Students are asked to classify fiction and non-fiction stories.