Use more complex vocabulary and sentences to communicate needs and express ideas in a wider variety of social and academic settings.
Recognize simple antonyms and synonyms (e.g., good, bad, blend, mix) in written text. Expand recognition of them and begin to use appropriately.
Apply knowledge of vocabulary to discussions related to reading tasks.
Read simple vocabulary, phrases, and sentences independently.
Read narrative and expository texts aloud with the correct pacing, intonation, and expression.
Use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words in oral and written responses to written texts.
Recognize and understand simple idioms, analogies, and figures of speech in written text.
Recognize that some words have multiple meanings and apply this knowledge to written text.
Recognize the function of connectors in written text (e.g., first, then, after that, finally).