IXL skill plan | Reading grades 2-5 plan for the Nebraska NWEA® MAP™ Growth

Skill plan for the Nebraska NWEA^® MAP™ Growth - Reading grades 2-5

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Prose and Poetry
Informational Text
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Prose and Poetry
RIT Score: Less than 187
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements		Characters 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Literary texts 2. Read realistic fiction 3. Read science fiction
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements
Characters 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Literary texts 2. Read realistic fiction 3. Read science fiction

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Who is the narrator? Sequence 2. Order events in a story Text structure 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Match each effect to its cause
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Who is the narrator? Sequence 2. Order events in a story Text structure 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Match each effect to its cause
RIT Score: 187—197
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Inference 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Make predictions about a story Characters 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Literary texts 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read historical fiction with illustrations 8. Read science fiction with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read realistic fiction: set 1 11. Read realistic fiction: set 2 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Inference 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Make predictions about a story Characters 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Literary texts 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read historical fiction with illustrations 8. Read science fiction with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read realistic fiction: set 1 11. Read realistic fiction: set 2 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Distinguish characters' points of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Distinguish characters' points of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view
RIT Score: 198—204
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Characters 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Literary texts 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 8. Read science fiction with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction 10. Read historical fiction Inference 11. Draw inferences from a text 12. Make predictions about a story Supporting details 13. Identify supporting details in literary texts Poetry 14. Read poetry
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Characters 2. Show character emotions and traits 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 5. Identify story elements Literary texts 6. Read fantasy with illustrations 7. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 8. Read science fiction with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction 10. Read historical fiction Inference 11. Draw inferences from a text 12. Make predictions about a story Supporting details 13. Identify supporting details in literary texts Poetry 14. Read poetry

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Distinguish characters' points of view Read drama 3. Read drama
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Distinguish characters' points of view Read drama 3. Read drama
RIT Score: 205—210
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Read historical fiction 7. Read poetry Inference 8. Draw inferences from a text Characters 9. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 10. Compare and contrast characters
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction 6. Read historical fiction 7. Read poetry Inference 8. Draw inferences from a text Characters 9. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 10. Compare and contrast characters

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read drama
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Read drama
RIT Score: 211+
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Literary texts 3. Analyze short stories Compare texts 4. Compare two texts with different genres Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts Inference 6. Draw inferences from a text
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Literary texts 3. Analyze short stories Compare texts 4. Compare two texts with different genres Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts Inference 6. Draw inferences from a text

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Informational Text
RIT Score: Less than 187
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events		1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events
1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Text features 3. Use text features Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Author's purpose 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Text features 3. Use text features Opinions, reasons, and examples 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 5. Complete the opinion passage with an example 6. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 7. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
RIT Score: 187—197
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Informational texts 3. Read about famous people 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about business and technology 6. Read about science and nature Sequence 7. Determine the order of events in informational texts 8. Identify time-order words Compare and contrast 9. Compare and contrast in informational texts Cause and effect 10. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 11. Match problems with their solutions Point of view 12. Compare information from two informational texts
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Informational texts 3. Read about famous people 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about business and technology 6. Read about science and nature Sequence 7. Determine the order of events in informational texts 8. Identify time-order words Compare and contrast 9. Compare and contrast in informational texts Cause and effect 10. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 11. Match problems with their solutions Point of view 12. Compare information from two informational texts

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Author's purpose 1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features Fact and opinion 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Author's purpose 1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Identify the author's purpose: passages Text features 3. Use text features Fact and opinion 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion Supporting details 5. Identify supporting details in informational texts
RIT Score: 198—204
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts 5. Read about animals 6. Read about art, music, and traditions 7. Read about famous places 8. Read about sports and hobbies 9. Read about famous people 10. Read about business and technology 11. Read about science and nature 12. Read about history
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Informational texts 5. Read about animals 6. Read about art, music, and traditions 7. Read about famous places 8. Read about sports and hobbies 9. Read about famous people 10. Read about business and technology 11. Read about science and nature 12. Read about history

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Compare information from two texts Text structure 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions 6. Identify text structures Fact and opinion 7. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Compare information from two texts Text structure 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Match problems with their solutions 6. Identify text structures Fact and opinion 7. Identify an author's statement of opinion
RIT Score: 205—210
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Compare and contrast 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Compare and contrast 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Fact and opinion 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Point of view 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 4. Select and use text features Visual elements 5. Read graphic organizers Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Fact and opinion 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Point of view 2. Compare information from two texts 3. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 4. Select and use text features Visual elements 5. Read graphic organizers Supporting details 6. Identify supporting details in informational texts
RIT Score: 211+
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Informational texts 3. Read about science and nature Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea Informational texts 3. Read about science and nature Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose Point of view 2. Compare information from two texts Arguments 3. Trace an argument Text structure 4. Identify text structures 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Author's purpose 1. Identify the author's purpose Point of view 2. Compare information from two texts Arguments 3. Trace an argument Text structure 4. Identify text structures 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Vocabulary
RIT Score: Less than 187
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Prefixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 3. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 7. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 8. Form and use compound words Reference skills 9. Use guide words 10. Use dictionary entries Shades of meaning 11. Order related words based on meaning 12. Find the words with related meanings 13. Describe the difference between related words 14. Shades of meaning with pictures
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Prefixes 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 3. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Prefixes and suffixes 6. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 7. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 8. Form and use compound words Reference skills 9. Use guide words 10. Use dictionary entries Shades of meaning 11. Order related words based on meaning 12. Find the words with related meanings 13. Describe the difference between related words 14. Shades of meaning with pictures
RIT Score: 187—197
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Use academic vocabulary in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 5. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 6. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 7. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 11. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 12. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Reference skills 13. Use guide words 14. Use dictionary entries 15. Use dictionary definitions Shades of meaning 16. Shades of meaning with pictures 17. Describe the difference between related words 18. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Use academic vocabulary in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 5. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 6. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 7. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 11. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 12. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Reference skills 13. Use guide words 14. Use dictionary entries 15. Use dictionary definitions Shades of meaning 16. Shades of meaning with pictures 17. Describe the difference between related words 18. Positive and negative connotation
RIT Score: 198—204
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 8. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 9. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 13. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 14. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 15. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Reference skills 16. Use guide words 17. Use dictionary entries 18. Use dictionary definitions 19. Use thesaurus entries Similes and metaphors 20. Similes and metaphors with pictures 21. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Idioms and adages 22. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 23. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 24. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 25. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Synonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Which sentence has the same meaning? 28. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 29. Choose the antonym 30. Which sentence uses an antonym? 31. Find antonyms in context Shades of meaning 32. Describe the difference between related words 33. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 8. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 9. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 10. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 11. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 13. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 14. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 15. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Reference skills 16. Use guide words 17. Use dictionary entries 18. Use dictionary definitions 19. Use thesaurus entries Similes and metaphors 20. Similes and metaphors with pictures 21. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Idioms and adages 22. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 23. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 24. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 25. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Synonyms 26. Choose the synonym 27. Which sentence has the same meaning? 28. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 29. Choose the antonym 30. Which sentence uses an antonym? 31. Find antonyms in context Shades of meaning 32. Describe the difference between related words 33. Positive and negative connotation
RIT Score: 205—210
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Find words using context 5. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Figurative language 6. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 7. Similes and metaphors with pictures 8. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Prefixes 9. Words with re- 10. Words with pre- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 17. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 18. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 19. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 20. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 22. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 23. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 24. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference skills 25. Use guide words 26. Use dictionary entries 27. Use dictionary definitions 28. Use thesaurus entries Idioms and adages 29. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 30. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 31. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 32. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Synonyms 33. Choose the synonym 34. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 35. Choose the antonym 36. Find antonyms in context Homophones 37. Homophones with pictures 38. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 39. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 40. Which definition matches the sentence? 41. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 42. Describe the difference between related words 43. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. Find words using context 5. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Figurative language 6. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 7. Similes and metaphors with pictures 8. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Prefixes 9. Words with re- 10. Words with pre- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 17. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 18. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 19. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 20. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 22. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 23. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 24. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference skills 25. Use guide words 26. Use dictionary entries 27. Use dictionary definitions 28. Use thesaurus entries Idioms and adages 29. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 30. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 31. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 32. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Synonyms 33. Choose the synonym 34. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 35. Choose the antonym 36. Find antonyms in context Homophones 37. Homophones with pictures 38. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 39. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 40. Which definition matches the sentence? 41. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 42. Describe the difference between related words 43. Positive and negative connotation
RIT Score: 211+
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms 6. Find synonyms in context 7. Choose the synonym Antonyms 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Choose the antonym Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Greek and Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Prefixes 17. Words with pre- 18. Words with re- 19. Words with sub- 20. Words with mis- 21. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 22. Words with -ful 23. Words with -less 24. Words with -able and -ible Reference skills 25. Use thesaurus entries 26. Use guide words 27. Use dictionary entries 28. Use dictionary definitions Figurative language 29. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 30. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 31. Interpret figures of speech 32. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 33. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 34. Analogies 35. Analogies: challenge Shades of meaning 36. Describe the difference between related words 37. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Synonyms 6. Find synonyms in context 7. Choose the synonym Antonyms 8. Find antonyms in context 9. Choose the antonym Multiple-meaning words 10. Which definition matches the sentence? 11. Which sentence matches the definition? Greek and Latin roots 12. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 13. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Prefixes 17. Words with pre- 18. Words with re- 19. Words with sub- 20. Words with mis- 21. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 22. Words with -ful 23. Words with -less 24. Words with -able and -ible Reference skills 25. Use thesaurus entries 26. Use guide words 27. Use dictionary entries 28. Use dictionary definitions Figurative language 29. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 30. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 31. Interpret figures of speech 32. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 33. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 34. Analogies 35. Analogies: challenge Shades of meaning 36. Describe the difference between related words 37. Positive and negative connotation

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