Indiana Content Area Standards

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.RL.1

  Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.K.RL.2.1: With support, ask and answer questions about main topics and key details in a text heard or read. Further guidance for support will be provided in the Literacy Framework.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.RN.1

  Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.K.RN.2.1: With support, ask and answer questions about important elements of a text (e.g., events, topics, concepts). Further guidance for support will be provided in the Literacy Framework.

• English Language Arts.Kindergarten.SL.1

  Listen actively and communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.K.SL.3.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • Comprehension.K.SL.3.2: Ask appropriate questions about what a speaker says.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.K.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.K.SL.2.3: Listen to others, take turns speaking, and add ones own ideas to small group discussions or tasks.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.K.SL.4.3: Give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RN.1

  With support, read and comprehend nonfiction that is grade-level appropriate.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.1.RN.2.1: Ask and answer questions about key details to clarify and confirm understanding of a text.
  • Structural Elements and Organization.1.RN.3.2: Identify how a nonfiction text can be structured to indicate order (e.g., sequential) or to explain a simple cause and effect relationship.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RL.1

  With support, read and comprehend literature that is grade-level appropriate.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.1.RL.2.1: Ask and answer questions about main idea and key details in a text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.RV.1

  Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.1.RV.3.2: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a nonfiction text.

• English Language Arts.Grade 1.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.1.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.1.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.1.SL.2.4: Ask questions to clarify information about topics and texts under discussion.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.1.SL.4.2: Add drawings or other visual displays, such as pictures and objects, when sharing information to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.1.SL.4.3: Give and follow three- and four-step directions.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.RL.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.2.RL.2.4: Make predictions about the content of text using prior knowledge of text features, explaining whether they were confirmed or not confirmed and why.

• English Language Arts. Grade 2.RN.1

  Read and comprehend a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 2-3. By the end of grade 2, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the low end of the range and with scaffolding as needed at the high end.

  • Key Ideas and Textual Support.2.RN.2.1: Ask and answer questions about the main idea and supporting facts and details in a text to confirm understanding.
  • Structural Elements and Organization.2.RN.3.2: Identify how a nonfiction text can be structured to compare and contrast, to describe a procedure, and to explain a cause and effect relationship.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.RV.1

  Use words, phrases, and strategies acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to literature and nonfiction texts to build and apply vocabulary.

  • Vocabulary in Literature and Nonfiction Texts.2.RV.3.2: Determine the meanings of words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a second grade topic or subject area.

• English Language Arts.Grade 2.SL.1

  Listen actively and adjust the use of spoken language (e.g., conventions, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

  • Comprehension.2.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify comprehension, gather information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.2.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Discussion and Collaboration.2.SL.2.4: Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
  • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas.2.SL.4.3: Give and follow multi-step directions.