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

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

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Understand Key Ideas, Details, and Connections
Understand Language, Craft, and Structure
Vocabulary: Acquisition and Use

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Understand Key Ideas, Details, and Connections
RIT Score: Less than 187
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Read-along literary texts 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Read along with fantasy 3. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 4. Read animal fantasy 5. Read science fiction 6. Read realistic fiction 7. Read poetry Order of events 8. Put the sentences in order Story elements 9. Identify story elements
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Read-along literary texts 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Read along with fantasy 3. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 4. Read animal fantasy 5. Read science fiction 6. Read realistic fiction 7. Read poetry Order of events 8. Put the sentences in order Story elements 9. Identify story elements

Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Read-along informational texts 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about famous people 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions 4. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about animals 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous places
Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Read-along informational texts 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about famous people 3. Read along about art, music, and traditions 4. Read along about business and technology Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about animals 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous places

Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Read-alone literary texts 2. Read poetry
Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Read-alone literary texts 2. Read poetry

Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		1. Use key details to determine the main idea
Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
1. Use key details to determine the main idea
RIT Score: 187–197
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Characters 1. Compare and contrast characters Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations 4. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction: set 1 6. Read realistic fiction: set 2 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read drama Inference and analysis 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Make predictions about a story Order of events 11. Order events in a story
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Characters 1. Compare and contrast characters Literary texts: level 1 2. Read fantasy with illustrations 3. Read historical fiction with illustrations 4. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 5. Read realistic fiction: set 1 6. Read realistic fiction: set 2 7. Read historical fiction 8. Read drama Inference and analysis 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Make predictions about a story Order of events 11. Order events in a story

Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about famous places Informational texts: level 2 3. Read about famous people 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read about science and nature Compare texts 6. Compare information from two informational texts
Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about famous places Informational texts: level 2 3. Read about famous people 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read about science and nature Compare texts 6. Compare information from two informational texts

Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Identify story elements 5. Show character emotions and traits
Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Identify story elements 5. Show character emotions and traits

Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Sequence 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Identify time-order words Compare and contrast 6. Compare and contrast in informational texts Cause and effect 7. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 8. Match problems with their solutions
Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Supporting details 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Sequence 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Identify time-order words Compare and contrast 6. Compare and contrast in informational texts Cause and effect 7. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 8. Match problems with their solutions
RIT Score: 198–204
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read historical fiction 5. Read poetry 6. Read drama 7. Read realistic fiction Inference and analysis 8. Make predictions about a story 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Which book title goes with the picture?
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Literary texts: level 1 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 4. Read historical fiction 5. Read poetry 6. Read drama 7. Read realistic fiction Inference and analysis 8. Make predictions about a story 9. Draw inferences from a text 10. Which book title goes with the picture?

Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about business and technology 7. Read about science and nature 8. Read about history
Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about business and technology 7. Read about science and nature 8. Read about history

Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Show character emotions and traits 6. Identify story elements
Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Supporting details 1. Identify supporting details in literary texts Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Show character emotions and traits 6. Identify story elements

Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 5. Compare information from two texts Order of events 6. Identify time-order words
Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 5. Compare information from two texts Order of events 6. Identify time-order words
RIT Score: 205–210
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Inference and analysis 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Draw inferences from a text Literary texts: level 1 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read historical fiction 9. Read poetry 10. Read drama
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Inference and analysis 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Draw inferences from a text Literary texts: level 1 4. Read fantasy with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read historical fiction with illustrations Literary texts: level 2 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read historical fiction 9. Read poetry 10. Read drama

Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about business and technology 7. Read about science and nature 8. Read about history
Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Informational texts: level 1 1. Read about animals 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about sports and hobbies Informational texts: level 2 5. Read about famous people 6. Read about business and technology 7. Read about science and nature 8. Read about history

Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Identify story elements
Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Supporting details 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Identify story elements

Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 5. Compare information from two texts Order of events 6. Identify time-order words
Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 5. Compare information from two texts Order of events 6. Identify time-order words
RIT Score: 211+
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Literary texts 1. Read drama 2. Read fantasy 3. Read historical fiction 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read science fiction with illustrations 7. Analyze short stories 8. Read realistic fiction Novel study 9. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 11. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 12. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 Inferences 13. Draw inferences from a text Predictions 14. Make predictions about a story
Literary Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Literary texts 1. Read drama 2. Read fantasy 3. Read historical fiction 4. Read historical fiction with illustrations 5. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 6. Read science fiction with illustrations 7. Analyze short stories 8. Read realistic fiction Novel study 9. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 11. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 12. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 Inferences 13. Draw inferences from a text Predictions 14. Make predictions about a story

Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions		Informational texts 1. Read about animals 2. Read passages about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read about history 6. Read passages about famous people Nonfiction book study 7. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2
Informational Text: Details, Inferences, Conclusions
Informational texts 1. Read about animals 2. Read passages about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about business and technology 5. Read about history 6. Read passages about famous people Nonfiction book study 7. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2

Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Summarize 3. Summarize a story Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Compare and contrast characters
Literary Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Summarize 3. Summarize a story Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in literary texts Story elements 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Compare and contrast characters

Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Informational Text: Theme, Central Idea, Supporting Details, Connections
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Understand Language, Craft, and Structure
RIT Score: Less than 187
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features		Sequence 1. Order events in a story Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view 3. Who is the narrator? Text structures 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Match each effect to its cause 6. Match each cause to its effect 7. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features
Sequence 1. Order events in a story Point of view 2. Identify the narrative point of view 3. Who is the narrator? Text structures 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Match each effect to its cause 6. Match each cause to its effect 7. Compare and contrast in informational passages

Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features		Cause and effect 1. Match each cause to its effect 2. Match each effect to its cause Text features 3. Use text features 4. Read graphic organizers Author's purpose 5. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features
Cause and effect 1. Match each cause to its effect 2. Match each effect to its cause Text features 3. Use text features 4. Read graphic organizers Author's purpose 5. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice		1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 2. Add descriptive details to sentences
Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice
1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 2. Add descriptive details to sentences
RIT Score: 187–197
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features		Poetry elements 1. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 2. Distinguish points of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features
Poetry elements 1. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 2. Distinguish points of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view

Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features		Text structures 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Use text features 3. Select and use text features 4. Read graphic organizers Author's purpose 5. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 6. Identify the author's purpose: passages 7. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 8. Identify an author's statement of opinion Opinions, reasons, and examples 9. Complete the opinion passage with an example 10. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 11. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features
Text structures 1. Identify text structures Text features 2. Use text features 3. Select and use text features 4. Read graphic organizers Author's purpose 5. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 6. Identify the author's purpose: passages 7. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 8. Identify an author's statement of opinion Opinions, reasons, and examples 9. Complete the opinion passage with an example 10. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 11. Complete the opinion-reason-example table

Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice		Similes and metaphors 1. Similes with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Similes and metaphors with pictures Idioms 5. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details
Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice
Similes and metaphors 1. Similes with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Similes and metaphors with pictures Idioms 5. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Sensory details 6. Sort sensory details 7. Identify sensory details
RIT Score: 198–204
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features		Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 3. Distinguish points of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features
Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 3. Distinguish points of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view

Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features		1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures
Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features
1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures

Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice		Similes and metaphors 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Identify similes and metaphors Idioms and adages 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Sensory details 8. Sort sensory details 9. Identify sensory details Allusions 10. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Figurative language 11. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 12. Use personification
Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice
Similes and metaphors 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Identify similes and metaphors Idioms and adages 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 6. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Sensory details 8. Sort sensory details 9. Identify sensory details Allusions 10. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Figurative language 11. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 12. Use personification
RIT Score: 205–210
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features		Poetry elements 1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features
Poetry elements 1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme Point of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view

Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features		Text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Point of view 6. Identify an author's statement of opinion 7. Compare and contrast points of view Visual elements 8. Read graphic organizers
Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features
Text structures 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts 4. Match problems with their solutions 5. Identify text structures Point of view 6. Identify an author's statement of opinion 7. Compare and contrast points of view Visual elements 8. Read graphic organizers

Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice		Similes and metaphors 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Identify similes and metaphors Allusions 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Sensory details 9. Sort sensory details 10. Identify sensory details Figurative language 11. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 12. Use personification
Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice
Similes and metaphors 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Identify similes and metaphors Allusions 4. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 6. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 7. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Sensory details 9. Sort sensory details 10. Identify sensory details Figurative language 11. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 12. Use personification
RIT Score: 211+
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features		Story elements 1. Identify story elements Poetry 2. Read poetry 3. Label the rhyme scheme 4. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view 6. Determine the author's point of view
Literary Text: Point of View, Structure, Text Features
Story elements 1. Identify story elements Poetry 2. Read poetry 3. Label the rhyme scheme 4. Identify elements of poetry Point of view 5. Identify the narrative point of view 6. Determine the author's point of view

Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features		Arguments 1. Trace an argument Logical fallacies 2. Classify logical fallacies Text structures 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Identify text structures Visual elements 8. Read graphic organizers
Informational Text: Point of View, Arguments and Claims, Structure, Text Features
Arguments 1. Trace an argument Logical fallacies 2. Classify logical fallacies Text structures 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Identify text structures Visual elements 8. Read graphic organizers

Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice		Figurative language 1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Classify figures of speech 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 4. Use personification Sensory details 5. Identify sensory details Similes and metaphors 6. Determine the meanings of similes 7. Identify similes and metaphors Allusions 8. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 9. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 10. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 11. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 12. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Tone 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Compare passages for tone Vocabulary 15. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Figurative and Connotative Meanings; Impact of Word Choice
Figurative language 1. Interpret figures of speech 2. Classify figures of speech 3. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 4. Use personification Sensory details 5. Identify sensory details Similes and metaphors 6. Determine the meanings of similes 7. Identify similes and metaphors Allusions 8. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 9. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 10. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 11. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 12. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Tone 13. Which sentence is more formal? 14. Compare passages for tone Vocabulary 15. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Vocabulary: Acquisition and Use
RIT Score: Less than 187
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary		Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 4. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 5. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 6. Form and use compound words Reference materials 7. Use dictionary entries 8. Use guide words
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary
Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 4. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 5. Prefixes and suffixes: review Compound words 6. Form and use compound words Reference materials 7. Use dictionary entries 8. Use guide words

Word Relationships; Nuance		Multiple-meaning words 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Categories 2. Sort words into categories Shades of meaning 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Order related words based on meaning
Word Relationships; Nuance
Multiple-meaning words 1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Categories 2. Sort words into categories Shades of meaning 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Order related words based on meaning

Context Clues		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms and antonyms 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context
Context Clues
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Synonyms and antonyms 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context
RIT Score: 187–197
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary		Prefixes 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 12. Use dictionary entries 13. Use dictionary definitions Academic vocabulary 14. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 15. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary
Prefixes 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less Prefixes and suffixes 7. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 8. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 11. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 12. Use dictionary entries 13. Use dictionary definitions Academic vocabulary 14. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 15. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Word Relationships; Nuance		1. Shades of meaning with pictures 2. Describe the difference between related words 3. Positive and negative connotation
Word Relationships; Nuance
1. Shades of meaning with pictures 2. Describe the difference between related words 3. Positive and negative connotation

Context Clues		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms 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?
Context Clues
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms 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?
RIT Score: 198–204
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary		Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 6. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 9. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 10. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 11. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 12. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 14. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 15. Use dictionary entries 16. Use dictionary definitions 17. Use thesaurus entries 18. Use guide words Academic vocabulary 19. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 20. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary
Prefixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 6. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Prefixes and suffixes 7. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review 8. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 9. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 10. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 11. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 12. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 14. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 15. Use dictionary entries 16. Use dictionary definitions 17. Use thesaurus entries 18. Use guide words Academic vocabulary 19. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 20. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Word Relationships; Nuance		Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 3. Choose the synonym 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? 5. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 6. Choose the antonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? 8. Find antonyms in context
Word Relationships; Nuance
Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 3. Choose the synonym 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? 5. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 6. Choose the antonym 7. Which sentence uses an antonym? 8. Find antonyms in context

Context Clues		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition?
Context Clues
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? 5. Which sentence matches the definition?
RIT Score: 205–210
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary		Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 10. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 16. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 17. Use dictionary entries 18. Use dictionary definitions 19. Use thesaurus entries 20. Use guide words Academic vocabulary 21. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 22. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary
Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 10. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 16. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 17. Use dictionary entries 18. Use dictionary definitions 19. Use thesaurus entries 20. Use guide words Academic vocabulary 21. Use academic vocabulary in context Domain-specific vocabulary 22. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Word Relationships; Nuance		Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context Analogies 5. Analogies Homophones 6. Homophones with pictures 7. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Word Relationships; Nuance
Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 3. Find synonyms in context 4. Find antonyms in context Analogies 5. Analogies Homophones 6. Homophones with pictures 7. Use the correct homophone Multiple-meaning words 8. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Context Clues		Multiple-meaning words 1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition? Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Context Clues
Multiple-meaning words 1. Which definition matches the sentence? 2. Which sentence matches the definition? Context clues 3. Find words using context 4. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
RIT Score: 211+
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary		Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 16. Use dictionary entries 17. Use dictionary definitions 18. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 19. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Reference and Word Parts; Academic Vocabulary
Prefixes 1. Words with pre- 2. Words with re- 3. Words with sub- 4. Words with mis- 5. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 6. Words with -ful 7. Words with -less 8. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 9. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning 10. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech Greek and Latin roots 11. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 14. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 15. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 16. Use dictionary entries 17. Use dictionary definitions 18. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 19. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Word Relationships; Nuance		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Analogies 3. Analogies 4. Analogies: challenge Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation
Word Relationships; Nuance
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Analogies 3. Analogies 4. Analogies: challenge Shades of meaning 5. Describe the difference between related words 6. Positive and negative connotation

Context Clues		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 Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition?
Context Clues
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 Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition?

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