The Solution to Reading Comprehension
Kindergarten Comprehension Units
Fountas & Pinnell
Lexile
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Summarize the steps necessary to collect, study, and build a dinosaur skeleton
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Integrate information from “Who Is Sue?” and Digging Up Dinosaurs to determine whether the sequence of finding and studying fossils is explained with the same level of detail in both texts
O
490L
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Use evidence from the text to describe what Owl wants to do during the story, why Owl is not successful, and what happens at the conclusion of the story, in order to discuss the important plot twist in the book
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Integrate information from the fiction passage “In the Night” and the book Good-Night, Owl! to develop their ability to make inferences and compare characters across different texts
I
AD410L
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs
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Use evidence from the text to explain why Harry valued his toy dinosaurs so much and why he liked playing with them more than he liked videos, in order to discuss a theme of the story
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Integrate information from the fiction passage “Jack's Lost Kite” and the book Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs to compare characters and plots across different texts
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Demonstrate understanding of the main idea by describing how Moses and his classmates experience and enjoy music
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Integrate information from the book Moses Goes to a Concert and the non-fiction passage “Instruments You Hit!” to speak about percussion instruments more knowledgeably
670L
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Analyze the book’s descriptive language and sensory imagery in order to identify connections between the author’s language and story elements such as setting and character
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Integrate information from the non-fiction passage “City Life and Country Life” and the book Owl Moon to make an inference about the setting of a story
O
630L
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Identify and recall at least two ways in which the main character enjoys snow, and use information from the text and illustrations to infer information about snow
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Integrate information from the non-fiction passage "Snow Science!" and the story The Snowy Day to determine the conditions necessary for the existence and use of snow
J
500L
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Identify and compare different childhood activities to determine a main idea of the book
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Integrate information from the fiction passage “José and the Blue Crayons” and the book To Be a Kid in order to make an inference about a character in a story
I
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Identify and recall characteristics that allow polar bears to survive in an extremely cold Arctic environment
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Integrate information from the book Where Do Polar Bears Live? and the non-fiction passage "Good Night" in order to discuss the topic of hibernation
O
710L
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Identify similarities among people around the world in order to determine the theme of the story
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Integrate information from the non-fiction passage “We Are Americans” and the book Whoever You Are to write or speak more knowledgably about what large groups of people have in common
I
280L
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Students will identify how the author carefully chooses words to describe what instruments look like and sound like. Students will also be able to explain that an orchestra is made up of many musicians playing different instruments
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Integrate information from the non-fiction passage “The Symphony Orchestra” and the book Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin to speak or write about orchestras more knowledgeably
Non-Prose