Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.A:
Students select literature on the basis of personal needs and interests from a variety of genres and by different authors.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.B:
Students engage in purposeful oral reading in small and large groups.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.C:
Students read print-based and electronic literary texts silently, on a daily basis, for enjoyment.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.D:
Students relate the setting, plot, and characters in literature to own lives.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.E:
Students explain the difference between fact and fiction.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.F:
Students make predictions, draw conclusions, and make inferences about events and characters.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.G:
Students identify cultural influences in texts and performances.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.H:
Students maintain a personal reading list to reflect reading accomplishments.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.I:
Students use specific evidence from stories to identify themes; describe characters, their actions, and their motivations; relate a sequence of events.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.J:
Students use knowledge of story structure, story elements, and key vocabulary to interpret stories.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.K:
Students read, view, and interpret literary texts from a variety of genres, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.L:
Students define the characteristics of different genres, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.M:
Students identify literary elements, such as setting, plot, and character, of different genres, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.N:
Students recognize how the author uses literary devices, such as simile, metaphor, and personification, to create meaning, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.O:
Students recognize how different authors treat similar themes, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.4.R.2.P:
Students use graphic organizers to record significant details about characters and events in stories.