K.5.H
ELAKindergartenThe student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
The Standard
synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students combine clues from words and pictures with what they already know. With teacher prompts, they explain a new idea they formed after reading.
What Mastery Looks Like
- After a read-aloud, a student can name two details and tell what those details helped them realize. The student can revise an idea when another page adds information.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may retell one detail instead of combining ideas. They may guess from a picture alone or repeat the teacher's idea without naming supporting clues.
How to Assess It
- Show two pages from a familiar picture book. Ask, "What new idea can you make from these pages, and which two clues helped you?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
After a read-aloud, students place two clue cards together and draw the new idea those clues helped them make.
Ask, "What did you think at first, and what do you think now? Which words or pictures changed your thinking?"
Play Clue Match: students pair detail cards from a familiar story, then say one idea the two details support.
Read a weather chart and playground photo, then have students choose recess clothing and explain which clues support their choice.
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