Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.A:
Students locate and use school and public library resources, with some direction, to acquire information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.B:
Students use the table of contents and indexes to locate information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.C:
Students read to collect and interpret data, facts, and ideas from multiple sources.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.D:
Students read the steps in a procedure in order to accomplish a task such as completing a science experiment.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.E:
Students skim material to gain an overview of content or locate specific information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.F:
Students use text features, such as headings, captions, and titles, to understand and interpret informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.G:
Students recognize organizational formats to assist in comprehension of informational texts.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.H:
Students identify missing information and irrelevant information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.I:
Students distinguish between fact and opinion.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.J:
Students identify information that is implied rather than stated.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.K:
Students compare and contrast information on one topic from multiple sources.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.L:
Students recognize how new information is related to prior knowledge or experience.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.M:
Students identify main ideas and supporting details in informational texts to distinguish relevant and irrelevant information.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.1.N:
Students make inferences and draw conclusions, on the basis of information from the text, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.A:
Students read, view, and interpret literary texts from a variety of genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.B:
Students define characteristics of different genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.C:
Students select literary texts on the basis of personal needs and interests and read silently for enjoyment for extended periods.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.D:
Students read aloud from a variety of genres; for example, read the lines of a play or recite a poem:

• use inflection and intonation appropriate to text read and audience

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.E:
Students recognize that the same story can be told in different genres, such as novels, poems, or plays, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.F:
Students identify literary elements, such as setting, plot, and character, of different genres.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.G:
Students recognize how the author uses literary devices, such as simile, metaphor, and personification, to create meaning.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.H:
Students recognize how different authors treat similar themes.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.I:
Students identify the ways in which characters change and develop throughout a story.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.2.J:
Students compare characters in literature to people in own lives.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.3.A:
Students evaluate information, ideas, opinions, and themes in texts by identifying:

• a central idea and supporting details
• details that are primary and those that are less important
• statements of fact, opinion, and exaggeration
• missing or unclear information

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.3.B:
Students use established criteria to analyze the quality of information in text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.3.C:
Students identify different perspectives, such as social, cultural, ethnic, and historical, on an issue presented in one or more than one text.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.4.A:
Students share reading experiences to build a relationship with peers or adults; for example, read together silently or aloud with a partner or in small groups.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.4.B:
Students respect the age, gender, position, and cultural traditions of the writer.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.4.C:
Students recognize conversational tone in friendly communication.

Performance Indicator - ELA.5.R.4.D:
Students recognize the types of language (e.g., jargon, informal vocabulary, and email conventions) that are appropriate to social communication.