READING MATERIALS

Genre

(Grades 1-2)     e.g., stories, legends, poems

(Grade 3)     such as picture books

 (Grade 3)     such as stories from a variety of genres (e.g., folktales, legends, adventure, humour, biographies, mysteries)

(Grade 4)    including stories from a variety of genres (e.g., folktales, legends, autobiography, historical fiction)

(Grade 5)    including stories from a variety of genres (e.g., myths, fantasy)

(Grades 6-7)     including short stories and novels exposing students to unfamiliar contexts

(Grades 6-7)     including short plays that are straightforward in form and content

Poetry

(Grade 3)     such as poems

(Grade 4)     including poems that make use of obvious literary devices

(Grade 5)     including poems that make use of literary devices

(Grades 6-7)     including poetry in a variety of forms

Cultural Contexts

(Grades 3)     such as stories from various Aboriginal and other cultures

(Grades 4-7) including stories from various Aboriginal and other cultures

(Grades 5-6)    including  literature from Canada and other countries

(Grade 7)     including literature reflecting a variety of ancient and modern cultures

READING MATERIALS

GENRE

(Grades 3-4)  such as non-fiction books

(Grades 5-7) including non-fiction books

(Grades 3-4) such as  textbooks and other instructional materials

(Grades 5-7) including textbooks and other instructional materials

(Grades 3-4) such as reference materials

(Grades 5-7) including reference materials

VISUAL INFO.

(Grade 3)     such as materials that contain simple diagrams, charts, or maps

(Grade 4)      such as materials that contain diagrams, charts, illustrations, or graphs

(Grades 5-7) including visual or graphic materials

REPORTS & ARTICLES

(Grade 3)      such as reports and articles from children’s magazines

(Grade 4)     such as reports and articles from newspapers and children’s magazines

(Grade 5)      including reports and articles from magazines/newspapers

(Grade 6)     including reports and articles from magazines and journals

(Grade 7)     including reports and articles

WEB SITES

(Grades 3-4)  such as web sites designed for children

(Grade 5-7)   including appropriate web sites

TECHNICAL

(Grades 3-4) such as instructions and procedures

(Grades 5-7) including instructions and procedures

ADS

(Grades 6-7)  including advertising and promotional materials

(Grade 1)  for 10 to 15 minutes daily for enjoyment and to improve fluency and comprehension

(Grade 2)  for 15 to 20 minutes daily for enjoyment and to increase fluency and comprehension

(Grade 3)  for 20 minutes daily for enjoyment and to increase fluency and comprehension

(Grades 4-7)  for 30 minutes daily for enjoyment and to increase fluency and comprehension

(Grade 2)  e.g., signs, illustrations, diagrams

(Grade 3)  e.g., cartoons, illustrations, diagrams, posters

(Grade 4)  e.g., cartoons, illustrations, diagrams, posters, photographs, advertising

(Grade 5)  e.g., signs, cartoons, illustrations, newspapers, diagrams, posters, videos, advertising

(Grade 6)  e.g., visual components of media such as magazines, newspapers, web sites, comic books, broadcast media, videos, advertising, and promotional materials

(Grade 7) e.g., visual components of media such as magazines, newspapers, web sites, reference books, graphic novels, broadcast media, videos, advertising and promotional materials

(Kindergarten – Grade 7)  accessing prior knowledge to make connections

(Kindergarten – Grade 7)  making predictions

(Kindergarten – Grade 7)  asking questions

(Grades 1-3)  setting a purpose

(Grade 4)      setting a purpose and constructing personal goals

(Grades 5-7)  setting a purpose and considering personal reading goals

(Grades 3-7)  previewing texts

(Kindergarten) predicting and confirming unknown events by using language patterns and pictures

(Grades 1-7)  predicting and making connections

(Kindergarten – Grade 3)  visualizing

(Grades 4-7)  visually representing texts

(Kindergarten) predicting and confirming unknown words by using language patterns and pictures

(Grades 1-7)  figuring out unknown words

(Kindergarten) asking the question, “Does that make sense?”

(Grades 1-7)  self-monitoring and self-correcting

(Grade 1)       retelling

(Grade 2)       retelling and beginning to summarize

(Grade 3)       summarizing

(Grades 4-7)  summarizing and synthesizing

(Grades 3-7)  asking and answering questions

(Grades 3-7)  using text features

(Grades 3-7)  reading selectively

(Grades 4-7)  making inferences and drawing conclusion

(Grades 4-7)  determining the importance of ideas and events

(Grades 1-2)  rereading or “re-viewing”

(Grades 1-2)  discussing with others

(Grade 1)      retelling

(Grade 2)      retelling and beginning to summarize

(Grade 3)      retelling and summarizing

(Grades 4-7)  summarizing and synthesizing

(Grades 1-2)  sketching

(Grades 1-2)  writing a response

(Grade 3)      generating a response

(Grades 4-7)  reflecting and responding

(Grades 3-7)  self-monitoring and self-correcting

(Grades 3-7)  generating and responding to questions

(Grades 3-7)  visualizing

(Grades 3-7)  using ‘text features’ to locate information

(Grades 3-7) using graphic organizers to record information

(Grades 4-7)  making inferences and drawing conclusions

(Grade 1)  expressing an opinion supported with a reason

(Grade 2)  expressing an opinion supported with reasons

(Grade 3)  expressing an opinion with some supporting evidence

(Grades 4-5)  expressing an opinion with supporting evidence

(Grade 6)  expressing opinions and making judgments supported by explanations and evidence

(Grade 7)  expressing opinions and making judgments supported by reasons, explanations, and evidence

(Grades 1-3)  making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections

(Grades 4-7) explaining connections (text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world)

(Grade 3)  giving reasons for choosing to read or view particular texts

(Grade 4)  discussing and giving reasons for their choice of favourite texts

(Grade 5-7)  identifying personally meaningful selections, passages, and images

(Grades 1-2) predicting and connecting

(Grade 3) predicting/developing connections and explanations

(Grade 4) predicting and explaining

(Grade 5) developing explanations

(Grades 1-2) comparing and inferring

(Grade 1) inquiring and explaining

(Grade 2)  inquiring and generalizing

(Grades 3-5)  distinguishing between fact and fiction

(Grades 3-5)  drawing conclusions

(Grade 4)  visualizing

(Grades 4-5)  analyzing texts to consider alternatives

(Grade 6)  analyzing texts and developing explanations

(Grade 7) analyzing and evaluating ideas and information

(Grade 4)  recognizing alternative viewpoints

(Grades 5-7) comparing various viewpoints

(Grades 4-5)  summarizing and synthesizing

(Grades 6-7)  summarizing and synthesizing to create new ideas

(Grades 2-7)  referring to class-generated criteria

(Grade 2)  setting a goal for improvement/making a simple plan to work on their goal

(Grades 3-7)  setting goals and creating a plan for improvement

(Grades 3-7)  taking steps toward achieving goals

(Grades 1-2)  concepts about print and concepts about books

(Grade 1)  elements of stories (e.g., beginning, middle, end; character, setting, events)

(Grade 2)  elements of stories (e.g., character, setting, problem, solution)

(Grade 3)  literary elements (e.g., plot, conflict, theme, character, setting)

(Grade 4)  literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion)

(Grade 5)  literary elements (e.g., character, setting, problem, plot, climax, conflict, theme, conclusion, resolution)

(Grades 6-7)  literary elements (e.g., characterization, mood, viewpoint, foreshadowing, conflict, protagonist, antagonist, theme)

(Grades 1-2)  text features

(Grade 3)  text features (e.g., headings, diagrams, columns, sidebars)

(Grade 4)  text features (e.g., copyright, table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagrams, sidebars)

(Grade 5)   text features (e.g., copyright, table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagrams, sidebars, pull-quotes)

(Grades 6-7)  text features (e.g., copyright, table of contents, headings, index, glossary, diagrams, sidebars, hyperlinks, pull-quotes)

(Grade 1)  the vocabulary needed to talk about texts (e.g., book, author, title, illustrator, pictures)

(Grade 2)  the vocabulary associated with texts (e.g., pictures, headings, table of contents, key facts)

(Grades 3-7)  form, function, and genre of text (e.g., brochure about smoking to inform students; genre is persuasive)

(Grade 3)  literary devices (e.g., imagery, simile, rhyme, rhythm, alliteration)

(Grades 4-5)  literary devices (e.g., imagery, sensory detail, simile, metaphor)

(Grade 6)  literary devices (e.g., imagery, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor)

(Grade 7)  literary devices (e.g., imagery, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, symbolism, personification)

(Grades 4-7)  non-fiction elements (e.g., topic sentence, development of ideas with supporting details, central idea)

(Grades 4-7)  idiomatic expressions