Use a feature efficiently
Match the reader’s stated need to the feature’s job and say what information the feature would supply.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Read Headings, Maps and Organized Information
Apply use a feature efficiently, recognize organization signals, connect a caption to a visual, separate fact from a recommendation using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Locate a detail in a paragraph and use time words.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Recognize organization signals
Identify the actual relationship among statements, then use the signal words as confirmation.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Connect a caption to a visual
Read the caption and identify the particular information it contributes. Do not assume a drawn size is a measured size.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Separate fact from a recommendation
Read the sentence’s purpose and wording. Should often signals advice, but verify that the sentence proposes an action.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: topic reference — Read Headings, Maps and Organized Information
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.