· identify a variety of reading comprehension strategies and use them appropriately before, during, and
after reading to understand texts (e.g., ask questions to focus or clarify reading; use visualization to clarify details
about such things as the sights, sounds, and smells in a medieval castle; synthesize ideas during reading to
generate a new understanding of a text)
· read a variety of texts from diverse cultures, including graphic texts (e.g., graphic novels, diagrams,
brochures, graphs and graphic organizers, charts and tables, maps), and informational texts (e.g.,
textbooks, non-fiction books on a range of topics, print and online newspaper and magazine articles or reviews,
print and online encyclopedias and atlases, electronic texts such as e-mails or magazines)