* read with purpose and understanding.
* preview reading material by looking at the book’s cover and illustrations or other graphics and by reading titles and headings.
* set a purpose for reading by looking at the illustrations or other graphics, activating prior knowledge, and predicting the outcome of the selection.
* identify text features (e.g., illustrations, photographs, headings, charts and captions).
* use text features to locate facts and information in a text (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries).
* distinguish between information provided by pictures or illustrations and information provided by words in the text.
* make and confirm predictions before, during, and after reading.
* ask and answer simple questions (e.g., who, what, when, where, why, and how) about a selection.
* read a wide variety of self-selected and teacher-selected informational texts aloud.
* read various nonfiction forms, including letters, lists, recipes, newspapers, and magazines.
* identify the main idea and key details of a short nonfiction selection.
* identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
*practice reading and rereading texts on their independent reading level to develop accuracy, fluency, and meaningful expression.