4.1    regard reading/viewing as sources of interest, enjoyment, and information

4.2    understand basic concepts of print including directionality, word, space, letter, and sound

4.3    select, with teacher assistance, texts appropriate to their interests and learning needs

4.4    engage in reading or reading-like behaviour as they experience a variety of literature

4.5    use, with support, the various cueing systems and a variety of strategies to construct meaning from text

Ø   use meaning cues (personal experiences, context, picture cues) to predict, confirm/self-correct

Ø   use knowledge of oral language patterns (syntax) tp predict, confirm/self-correct

Ø   begin to use knowledge of sound-symbol relationships as one reading cue (e.g., initial and final consonants)

Ø   begin to match one-to-one spoken to printed word

5.1    with assistance, interact with a variety of simple texts

6.1    respond personally to texts in a variety of ways

7.1    recognize some basic types of texts (e.g., videos, poems, posters, letters, true and imaginary texts)

7.2    recognize some basic components of texts such as author, illustrator, and title

7.3    begin to ask questions of text

4.1    select, independently and with teacher assistance, texts appropriate to their interests and learning needs

4.2    read widely and experience a variety of children’s literature

4.3    use pictorial, typographical, and organizational features of written text to determine content, locate topics, and obtain information.

4.4    use and integrate, with support, the various cueing systems (pragmatic, semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic) and a range of strategies to construct meaning

Ø   prediction the basis of what would make sense, what would sound right, and what the print suggests (semantics, syntax, graphophonics)

Ø   monitor reading by cross-checking the various cues (Did that make sense? Did it sound right? If that were “fire” would it have a “t” at the end?)

4.5    use a variety of self-correcting strategies (e.g., rereading, reading on and trying to think about what would make sense, trying to find a little word in the big word)

4.7    visually survey the text when reading and abandon finger pointing unless a problem occurs

4.8    word solve by using analogy with known words; knowledge of affixes, roots, or compounds; an syllabication

4.9    use blending as one strategy for decoding words

4.10  recognize a wide variety of sight words

4.11  use a dictionary

4.12  identify main idea and supporting details of a text

4.13  identify principles of order in text (time, cause and effect, space)

4.14  interpret figurative language

4.15  use clues from the text and personal experiences to gain an understanding of character

4.16  recognize different emotions and empathize with literary characters

4.17  recognize the elements of a story or plot

4.18  use prereading/previewing strategies, such as

Ø   predicting what the text will be about based on its title and pictures, as well as their personal experiences with the topic

Ø   making connections between what they read and their own experiences and knowledge

Ø   setting their own purposes for reading/viewing

Ø   asking themselves questions about what they want to find out

4.19  use during reading/viewing strategies, such as

Ø   verifying and adjusting predictions/making further predictions

Ø   making connections between what they read and their own experiences and knowledge

Ø   visualizing characters, settings, and situations (making pictures in their minds)

4.20  use after-reading/viewing strategies such as

Ø   reflecting about the text

Ø   responding to the text (through talking, writing, or some other means of representation)

Ø   asking questions about the text

5.1    answer, with assistance, their own questions and those of others by seeking information from a variety of texts

Ø   identify their own personal and learning needs for information

Ø   generate their own questions as a guide for research

Ø   use a range of print and non-print materials to meet their needs

Ø   use basic reference materials and a database of electronic search

6.1    make personal connections to texts and describe, share, and discuss their reactions and emotions

7.1    question information presented in print and visual texts

Ø   use a personal knowledge base as a frame of reference

7.2    identify some different types of print and media texts

Ø   recognize some of their language conventions and text characteristics

Ø   recognize that these conventions and characteristics help them understand what they read and view

7.3    respond critically to texts

Ø   formulate questions as well as understandings

Ø   identify the point of view in a text and demonstrate an awareness of whose voices/positions are and are not being expressed

Ø   discuss the text from the perspective of their own realities and experiences