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 R

General Book Targets
I can read long stretches of text that describe the characters or setting
I can read long strings of dialogue where the speaker is unassigned and I can
infer the story action from the dialogue
I can make inferences about subplots

Targets about the Setting
I can read books in which I need to have content knowledge of the setting

Targets about Summarizing
I can identify important ideas in a text and report them in an organized way
I can remember a story problem or plot, as well as important information over
a longer text and construct meaning
I can independently summarize a book*

Targets about Predicting
I can change my predictions as new information is gathered in a text

Targets about Making Connections
I can make connections to characters with different cultures, distant places,
and different times

Targets about Synthesizing
I can incorporate new knowledge when reading to better understand
characters and plots from previously read chapters or books

Targets about Theme
I can remember information (in an internal or written summary) over several
chapters in a book to help me understand the theme of the book







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 Inferring and Understanding Characters
I can make connections between characters in different texts (similar
setting, type of problem, type of person)
I can make inferences about multiple characters
I can state the explicit and obvious reasons a character changes over a book
I can follow multiple characters by what they say, think and do and by what
others say about them

Targets about Analyzing a Book
I can read and understand words with connotative meanings
I can speculate on alternative meanings that the text may have
I can recognize irony and understand how it adds to the quality of the text

Targets about Critiquing a Book
I can talk about the writers craft (style, language, perspective, themes) after
reading several pieces by the same author
I can express my personal tastes in reading and support my choices with
specific descriptions of text features (plot, use of language, kinds of
characters, genre)

Informational Text Targets
I can read books that have complex ideas and on many different topics
I can refer to details and examples in a book when explaining what the text
says*
I can determine the main ideas and explain how the key details support the
main idea*
I can describe the structure of a book (compare/contrast, cause and effect,
problem/solution)*
I can interpret information presented visually (graphs, charts, diagrams,
timelines, etc)*
I can explain how an author used reasons and evidence to support particular
points*