Reading/Literature: The student will apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety of texts. Participate productively in self-directed work teams to create observable products.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS Grade 8
 

*Standard 2: Fluency - The student will identify words rapidly so that attention is directed to the meaning of the text.

 

     1.     Read regularly in independent-level materials (texts in which no more than 1 in 20 words is    

             difficult for the reader) fluently and accurately, and with appropriate time, change in voice,    

                     and expression.

 

     2.      Read regularly in instructional-level materials that are challenging but manageable (text in    

              which no more than approximately 1 in 10 words is difficult 

                       for

the reader; a "typical" eighth grader 

reads 150 words per minute).

 

 

     3.      Increase reading speed and comprehension through daily, independent reading.

 

 

 

     4.      Read silently for increased periods of time.

 

 

 

     5.      Use punctuation as 

a cue for pausing and characterization while reading.

 

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