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Science - Secondary Curriculum Reading for Literacy in Science Grades 6-8
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Core Standards of the Course

Key Ideas and Details

Reading for Literacy Standard 1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.


Reading for Literacy Standard 2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.


Reading for Literacy Standard 3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.


Craft and Structure

Reading for Literacy Standard 4
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.


Reading for Literacy Standard 5
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.


Reading for Literacy Standard 6
Analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.


Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Reading for Literacy Standard 7
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).


Reading for Literacy Standard 8
Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.


Reading for Literacy Standard 9
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.


Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Reading for Literacy Standard 10
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.



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