English
Reading Comprehension
Conceptual
8–9 yrs
Connecting Ideas in Texts
文本中的观点联系
Description
Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify logical connections between sentences and paragraphs
Mastery Evidence
- Read a science text and identify three cause-and-effect relationships using signal words like 'because', 'as a result'
- Explain the sequence of steps in a technical procedure using time-order language ('first', 'next', 'finally')
- Describe how two paragraphs in a text are connected (e.g. comparison, cause/effect, or sequence)
Assessment Prompt
After reading a non-fiction passage — like one about climate or history — can your child explain what caused something to happen, what the effect was, and how the author linked those ideas together?
