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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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Planning for the Collection of Evidence |
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Using the Performance Continua After Instruction: Accountability Assessment Tasks |
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Read with Understanding Performance Continuum
Performance Level 4
How adults at Level 4 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 4 Indicators
Use Key Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies Adults performing at Level 4 can:- Recognize unfamiliar and some specialized words and abbreviations using word analysis or inference;
- Demonstrate familiarity with everyday and some specialized content knowledge and vocabulary;
- Locate important information in text using a wide range of strategies;
- Monitor and enhance comprehension using a wide range of strategies, such as posing and answering questions, trial and error, and adjusting reading pace;
- Organize information using some strategies, such as recall, restatement, simple sequencing, simple categorization;
- Actively apply prior knowledge to assist in understanding information in texts.
Show Fluency, Independence, and Ability to Perform in a Range of Settings
Adults performing at Level 4 can read and comprehend a variety of texts at an appropriate pace and with good comprehension to independently accomplish structured reading activities in a variety of familiar settings.Level 4 Examples of Proficient Performance
Adults performing at Level 4 can Read with Understanding to accomplish a variety of goals, such as:- Reading fast food nutrition charts to choose a meal that is low in fat.
- Reading brief newspaper editorials on opposing sides of a subject of interest to clarify a personal opinion on the subject.
- Reading newspaper advice columns to stimulate thinking about personal issues.
- Reading TV Guide to determine if specific movies are appropriate for children.
- Reading information about labor unions to make a decision about joining a union.
- Reading a magazine about typical behavior for toddlers to figure out how to deal with a two-year-old's tantrums.
- Reading a brochure from a health clinic to learn about signs of depression and helpful tips for dealing with it.
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