Literacy Framework

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Guiding Principles of Literacy Instruction:

Literacy propels independent thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and new literacies.
Standards-based and disciplinary literacy instruction accelerate student gains.
Literacy is a fundamental part of instruction in all disciplines.
Teachers as adaptive experts have the most impact on student learning.
Evidence-based instructional approaches transform an emergent reader into a skilled reader and a lifelong learner.
Administrators are change agents and have the power to create and to support a culture of literacy.

Standard	Grade	Area	Description
1.RL.3.2	1	Reading Literature	Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
1.RL.4.1	1	Reading Literature	Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
1.RL.4.2	1	Reading Literature	Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
1.RN.2.1	1	Reading Nonfiction	Ask and answer questions about key details to clarify and confirm understanding of a text.
1.RN.2.2	1	Reading Nonfiction	Retell main ideas and key details of a text.
1.RN.2.3	1	Reading Nonfiction	Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
1.RN.3.1	1	Reading Nonfiction	Know and use various text features (e.g., table of contents, glossary, illustrations) to locate and describe key facts or information in a text.
1.RN.3.2	1	Reading Nonfiction	Identify how a nonfiction text can be structured to indicate order (e.g., sequential) or to explain a simple cause and effect relationship.
1.RN.4.1	1	Reading Nonfiction	Identify the reasons the author gives to support points in a text.
1.RN.4.2	1	Reading Nonfiction	Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.

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