■ Describing the basic elements of stories — such as characters, events, and settings — by drawing on specific details in the text

■ Paying close attention to key features of informational books and articles: these include understanding the main and supporting ideas; being able to compare and contrast information; and explaining how the author uses facts, details, and evidence to support particular points

■ Comparing ideas, characters, events, and settings in stories and myths from different cultures

■ Writing summaries or opinions about topics supported with a set of well-organized facts, details, and examples

■ Independently conducting short research projects on different aspects of a topic using evidence from books and the Internet

■ Paraphrasing and responding to information presented in discussions, such as comparing and contrasting ideas and analyzing evidence that speakers use to support particular points

■ Reporting orally on a topic or telling a story with enough facts and details

■ Writing complete sentences with correct capitalization and spelling

■ Relating words that are common in reading to words with similar meanings (synonyms) and to their opposites (antonyms)

 

 

■ Using whole-number arithmetic to solve word problems, including problems with remainders and problems with measurements

■ Adding and subtracting whole numbers quickly and accurately (numbers up to 1 million)

■ Multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers in simple cases (e.g., multiplying 1,638 × 7 or 24 × 17, and dividing 6,966 by 6)

■ Understanding and applying equivalent fractions (e.g., recognizing that 1 ⁄4 is less than 3 ⁄8 because 2 ⁄8 is less than 3 ⁄8)

■ Adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions in simple cases (such as 2 3 ⁄4 − 1 1 ⁄4 or 3 × 5 ⁄8), and solving related word problems

■ Understanding simple decimals in terms of fractions (e.g., rewriting 0.62 as 62⁄100)

■ Measuring angles and finding unknown angles in a diagram