Compiled By Michelle E.

Vanston using The Continuum of Literacy Learning (2007) By Irene

Foutnas and Gay Su Pinnell and the Common Core State Standards.


My Reading Level Targets
Level K

General Book Targets
I can read book plots that are outside of my life experiences
I can read and understand figurative language (alliteration, personification,
and onomatopoeia)
I can read dialogue that is unassigned by the author

Targets about the Setting
I can read book settings that are outside of my life experiences
I can talk about the setting and how it is important to the plot

Targets about Summarizing
I can summarize ideas from a book
I can report events in order
I can talk about the problem and solution of a book
I can identify the who, what, where, when, why and how of a book*
I can describe the overall structure of a story*

Targets about Predicting
I can search for and use information to confirm or disconfirm predictions

Targets about Making Connections
I can use my life experiences to help me understand a book
I can make connections to other books

Targets about Synthesizing
I can express changes in my ideas as I read a book with support

Targets about Theme
I can infer the big idea or theme of a book with teacher help*

Targets about Inferring Understanding Characters
I can hypothesize how characters could have behaved differently
I can describe how characters respond to major events and challenges*



Compiled By Michelle E. Vanston using The Continuum of Literacy Learning (2007) By Irene
Foutnas and Gay Su Pinnell and the Common Core State Standards.


Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can read illustrations and determine what is essential to my interpretation
of the book
I can find information in pictures to support my book interpretations
I can talk about variety in layout (bold words, larger font, italics, layout)
I can understand figurative language (alliteration, personification, and
onomatopoeia)

Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can express my opinion about a book with supportive evidence from the book
I can discuss the quality of the illustrations
I can agree or disagree with the ideas in a book

Informational Text Targets
I can read nonfiction books that are on multiple topics
I can read nonfiction books in a variety of formats (question and answer,
paragraphs, boxes, legends, and call-outs)
I can search for information in graphics (simple diagrams, illustrations with
labels, maps, charts, captions under pictures)
I ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why and how*