4th Grade: STAAR Reading Readiness & Supporting Standards 13

							                                4th Grade: STAAR Reading Readiness & Supporting Standards
                                   13 Readiness Standards; 15 Supporting Standards (44 Items Total)                            2011-2012
                                 Total Reading Load: 3,100 Words + 800 Words Field Test = 3,900 Words

                                                       Genres Assessed:
 Literary-Fiction (Readiness)/Literary Nonfiction (Supporting)/Poetry (Supporting)/Drama (Supporting)/Media Lit(Embedded)
          Informational-Expository (Readiness)/Persuasive (Ineligible)/Procedural (Embedded)/Media Lit(Embedded)
                                                                      st        nd        rd       th        th       th
            STAAR Readiness & Supporting Standards                   1 Six     2 Six    3 Six     4 Six    5 Six     6 Six
               (Some SEs repeat across categories)                  Weeks      Weeks    Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks
         Category 1: Understanding/Analysis Across Genres (Literary and Informational) [10 Multiple Choice] Questions]
                Readiness Standards (60-70 % of Questions)
4.2A: Vocabulary from Greek/Latin affixes
4.2B: Vocabulary in context
4.2E: Use dictionary, glossary, determine meanings of unknown words.
Fig. 19F: Connections across texts
               Supporting Standards (30-40 % of Questions)
4.7A: Identify similarities /differences between events /characters’
experiences in fictional/ actual events and experiences in biography,
autobiography
                        Category 2: Understanding / Analysis of Literary Texts (18 Multiple Choice Questions)
               Readiness Standards (60-70 % of Questions)
4.6A: Sequence/summarize main events, explain influence on future
events
4.6B: Describe interaction of characters
Fig. 19 D: Make inferences(Fiction)
Fig. 19 E: Summarize information (Fiction)
               Supporting Standards (30-40 % of Questions)
4.3A: Summarize,explain lesson /message of work of fiction as its theme
4.3B: Compare/contrast adventures/exploits of characters-Trad./ Class. Lit
4.4A: Explain how structural elements of poetry relate to form
4.5A: Describe structural elements particular to dramatic literature
4.6C: Point of View-Include 1st and 3rd person
4.8A: Identify use of similes, metaphors to produce imagery
4.14: Analyze how words, images, graphics, sounds work together in
various forms(Media Literary)to impact meaning
Fig. 19 D: Make inferences (Literary Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama)
Fig. 19 E: Summarize information (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama)




                    Category 3: Understanding / Analysis of Informational Texts (16 Multiple Choice Questions)
               Readiness Standards (60-70 % of Questions)
4.11A: Summarize main idea, supporting details (Expository Text)
4.11C: Describe explicit, implicit relationships among ides in texts
(Expository Text)organized by cause and effect, sequence, or comparison
4.11D: Use multiple text features(Expository Text)
Fig. 19 D: Make inferences (Fiction)
Fig. 19 E: Summarize information(Fiction)
              Supporting Standards (30-40 % of Questions)
4.10: Make inferences, draw conclusions, about author’s purpose
4.11B: Distinguish fact from opinion in text(Expository)
4.13A: Determine sequence of activities to carry out procedure
4.13B: Explain factual information presented graphically
4.14: Analyze words/images/graphics/sounds work together (Media Lit)




                                       These SEs may be either readiness or supporting standards depending upon two things:
                                       1) Which genre they represent 2) In which reporting category they appear on the STAAR