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Getting to Know the Dimensions of Performance for Read with Understanding |
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Using the Performance Continuum Within the Teaching and Learning Cycle: |
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Using the Performance Continua After Instruction: Accountability Assessment Tasks |
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Read with Understanding Performance Continuum
Performance Level 2
How adults at Level 2 Read with Understanding:- Determine the reading purpose.
- Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose.
- Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies.
- Analyze the information and reflect on its underlying meaning.
- Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose.
Level 2 Indicators
Use Key Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies Adults performing at Level 2 can:- Decode and recognize everyday, simple words in short, simple text by breaking words into parts, tapping out/sounding out syllables, applying pronunciation rules, using picture aids, and recalling oral vocabulary and sight words;
- Demonstrate familiarity with simple, everyday content knowledge and vocabulary;
- Locate discrete items of informaiton in slimplified text;
- Monitor and enhance comprehension using various strategies such as rereading, restating, copying and rephrasing text; making a list of new words, or using a simplified dictionary;
- Recall prior knowledge to assist in selecting texts and in understanding the information they contain.
Show Fluency, Independence, and Ability to Perform in a Range of Settings
Adults performing at Level 2 can read and comprehend words in small blocks of simple text, slowly but easily and with few errors, to independently accomplish simple, well-defined, and structured reading activities in a range of comfortable and familiar settings.Level 2 Examples of Proficient Performance
Adults performing at Level 2 can Read with Understanding to accomplish a variety of goals, such as:- Reading aloud a picture book with very simple text to a young child.
- Reading a short narrative about a community concern to identify and think about personal community issues.
- Reading about entry-level job duties in order to decide whether to apply.
- Reading simple greeting cards to choose an appropriate card for a friend.
- Reading a simple chart about job benefits to figure out if hospitalization is covered.
- Reading utility bills to understand how and when to pay them.
- Reading short narratives about immigrant experiences to reflect on and learn about personal heritage.
- Reading the weather forecast in the newspaper to decide on appropriate clothes for a weekend trip.
To see a Word version of the performance continuum, click here.
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