Virginia SOL K.DSR.1.C
The Standard
With prompting and support, when responding to text through discussions and/or writing, draw several pieces of evidence from read-alouds to support claims, conclusions, inferences, including quoting or paraphrasing from texts accurately and tracing where relevant evidence is located (Textual Evidence, K-12)
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of texts. This includes fluently reading decodable sentences and gathering evidence from content-rich texts (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students make a claim, conclusion, or inference about a read-aloud. With teacher prompts, they support it with several accurate details and show where those details appear in the book.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student states an idea about a read-aloud and supports it with at least two accurate details. The student can use exact words or explain the details in their own words, then locate the matching pages.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may give an opinion or repeat the claim without naming supporting details. They may invent information, choose unrelated details, or point to a picture without explaining how it supports their thinking.
How to Assess It
- Read a short picture book aloud, then ask, “What can we conclude about the character? Give two details and point to where you found them.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
After a read-aloud, students sort picture cards into “supports the idea” and “does not support the idea,” then name two supporting details.
Ask, “How do you know the character is worried?” Students answer with two details and point to each matching page.
Play Evidence Hunt: reread selected pages, and students earn a token each time they find a detail supporting the class claim.
Read a short animal book aloud, then have students make a zoo sign with one claim and two facts from the book.
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