South Dakota State Standards Alignments Kindergarten...
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South Dakota State Standards Alignments Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
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South Dakota State Standards Alignments
Standards List with Aligned Product Skills
The Standards List with Aligned Product Skills Report is a standards-oriented document showing the entire list of standards for the subject and grade on the left side of the report with the aligning product objectives on the right side. This alignment report shows the breadth of standards coverage for the purpose and focus of this product. Alignments are for both English and Spanish quizzes.
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Kindergarten ..................................................... 1
Grade 1 ..................................................... 3
Grade 2 ..................................................... 7
Grade 3 ....................................................10
Grade 4 ....................................................13
Grade 5 ....................................................17
Grade 6 ....................................................21
Grade 7 ....................................................24
Grade 8 ....................................................27
Grade 9 ....................................................30
Grade 10 ....................................................33
Grade 11 ....................................................36
Grade 12 ....................................................39
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Kindergarten, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD K.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD K.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can identify and manipulate phonemes and words in spoken language.SD K.R.1.2 - (Application) Students can match letters and sounds and use them in decoding and making C-V-C words.SD K.R.1.3 - (Application) Students can comprehend and use vocabulary from text read aloud.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 2 - VA02 Recalling word meaning
SD K.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD K.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can comprehend and respond to text read aloud.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 5 - CM05 Responding to Literature
SD K.R.2.2 - (Knowledge) Students can identify all upper-case and lower-case letters and matching sounds with automaticity.
SD K.R.2.3 - (Knowledge) Students can read sight words and high-frequency words with automaticity.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 8 - RPQ08 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 9 - ORQ09 Recognizing and reading words
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Kindergarten
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Kindergarten, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 3 - VA03 Recognizing words
SD K.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD K.R.3.1 - (Knowledge) Students can identify concepts of print in text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 2 - OP02 Developing concepts of print (for early readers)
SD K.R.3.2 - (Knowledge) Students can tell what authors and illustrators do.SD K.R.3.3 - (Application) Students can distinguish fiction from nonfiction.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
SD K.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD K.R.4.1 - (Comprehension) Students can recognize that literature from various cultures shows differences.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD K.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD K.R.5.1 - (Knowledge) Students can locate informational text at school.SD K.R.5.2 - (Knowledge) Students can alphabetize letters.
Accelerated Reader Kindergarten
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 1, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 1.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 1.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can decode words using short vowel sounds.SD 1.R.1.2 - (Application) Students can read text by decoding word parts.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 3 - VA03 Recognizing words
SD 1.R.1.3 - (Synthesis) Students can blend sounds of words to read text.SD 1.R.1.4 - (Analysis) Students can separate two part words orally and in text.SD 1.R.1.5 - (Knowledge) Students can identify root words and their inflectional forms in text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 7 - VA07 Recognizing derivatives
SD 1.R.1.6 - (Comprehension) Students can interpret vocabulary when reading independently.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill Area 12 - Vocabulary Practice Quizzes (VPQ)
Skill 1 - VPQ01 Acquiring vocabulary by encountering words in contextSkill 2 - VPQ02 Learning new vocabulary in context
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 9 - VA09 Using context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar wordsSkill 14 - VA14 Comprehending key words in text
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 1.R.1.7 - (Application) Students can read high-frequency words in text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 8 - RPQ08 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 9 - ORQ09 Recognizing and reading words
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 1
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 1, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 3 - VA03 Recognizing words
SD 1.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 1.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can comprehend text by applying reading strategies.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 3 - CM03 Identifying Reading Strategies
SD 1.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can utilize comprehension strategies.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
SD 1.R.2.3 - (Comprehension) Students can read fluently to comprehend text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Accelerated Reader Grade 1
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 1, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
SD 1.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 1.R.3.1 - (Knowledge) Students can identify major literary elements in text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 10 - RPQ10 Recognizing setting
Skill 12 - RPQ12 Recognizing plotSkill 16 - RPQ16 Identifying the main idea
Skill 19 - RPQ19 Identifying characters
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 11 - ORQ11 Recognizing setting
Skill 13 - ORQ13 Recognizing plotSkill 17 - ORQ17 Identifying the main idea
Skill 20 - ORQ20 Identifying characters
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 1 - LA01 Recognizing Plot
Skill 2 - LA02 Recognizing Setting
SD 1.R.3.2 - (Analysis) Students can identify similarities and differences in text written by the same author.
SD 1.R.3.3 - (Analysis) Students can identify the differences between genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
Accelerated Reader Grade 1
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 1, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 1.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 1.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can compare text from different cultures as read aloud by teacher.SD 1.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 1.R.5.1 - (Application) Students can locate and utilize a table of contents.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 2 - OP02 Developing concepts of print (for early readers)
SD 1.R.5.2 - (Analysis) Students can alphabetize words to the first letter.
Accelerated Reader Grade 1
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 2, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 2.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 2.R.1.1 - (Analysis) Students can decode to read and recognize words.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 8 - RPQ08 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 9 - ORQ09 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 3 - VA03 Recognizing words
SD 2.R.1.2 - (Knowledge) Students can read simple contractions and identify the two words which are combined in text.SD 2.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 2.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can apply strategies to read and comprehend text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 3 - CM03 Identifying Reading Strategies
SD 2.R.2.2 - (Comprehension) Students can read aloud fluently to comprehend text.
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 2
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 2, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 2.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 2.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can recognize different genres of literature.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
SD 2.R.3.2 - (Analysis) Students can identify the literary elements of character, setting, plot, and theme in literature.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 10 - RPQ10 Recognizing setting
Skill 12 - RPQ12 Recognizing plotSkill 16 - RPQ16 Identifying the main idea
Skill 19 - RPQ19 Identifying characters
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 11 - ORQ11 Recognizing setting
Skill 13 - ORQ13 Recognizing plotSkill 14 - ORQ14 Recalling eventsSkill 17 - ORQ17 Identifying the main idea
Skill 20 - ORQ20 Identifying characters
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 1 - LA01 Recognizing Plot
Skill 2 - LA02 Recognizing Setting
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 6 - CM06 Understanding the Main Idea
SD 2.R.3.3 - (Application) Students can identify rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and a simple pattern in poetry.
Accelerated Reader Grade 2
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 2, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 2.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 2.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can compare and contrast different versions of literature from different cultures.SD 2.R.4.2 - (Analysis) Students can compare and contrast different stories from various time periods.SD 2.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 2.R.5.1 - (Application) Students can identify and utilize text features to comprehend informational texts.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 3 - ORQ03 Reading textbooks for information
Skill Area 16 - Professional Development (PD) - Motivation
Skill 11 - PD30 Reading textbooks and assigned reading for information
Skill 12 - PD31 Reading magazine articles for information
SD 2.R.5.2 - (Application) Students can apply alphabetical order to the second letter when using dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Accelerated Reader Grade 2
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 3, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 3.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 3.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can decode using word recognition skills.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 8 - RPQ08 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 9 - ORQ09 Recognizing and reading words
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 3 - VA03 Recognizing words
SD 3.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 3.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can apply comprehension strategies to read and interpret text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
SD 3.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can fluently read aloud and silently to comprehend text.SD 3.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 3
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 3, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 3.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can identify and describe literary elements and devices in literature.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 10 - RPQ10 Recognizing setting
Skill 12 - RPQ12 Recognizing plotSkill 16 - RPQ16 Identifying the main idea
Skill 19 - RPQ19 Identifying charactersSkill 21 - RPQ21 Understanding characterization
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 11 - ORQ11 Recognizing setting
Skill 13 - ORQ13 Recognizing plotSkill 17 - ORQ17 Identifying the main idea
Skill 20 - ORQ20 Identifying charactersSkill 22 - ORQ22 Understanding characterization
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 1 - LA01 Recognizing Plot
Skill 2 - LA02 Recognizing SettingSkill 4 - LA04 Understanding Characterization
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 6 - CM06 Understanding the Main Idea
SD 3.R.3.2 - (Analysis) Students can compare and contrast different genres.
Accelerated Reader Grade 3
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 3, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 3.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 3.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can respond to ideas and attitudes expressed in multicultural and historical texts by making connections.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD 3.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 3.R.5.1 - (Application) Students can determine and utilize organizational features of text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 3 - ORQ03 Reading textbooks for information
Skill Area 16 - Professional Development (PD) - Motivation
Skill 11 - PD30 Reading textbooks and assigned reading for information
Skill 12 - PD31 Reading magazine articles for information
SD 3.R.5.2 - (Application) Students can choose reference materials to locate information.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
SD 3.R.5.3 - (Application) Students can collect information from two reference materials.
Accelerated Reader Grade 3
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 4, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 4.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 4.R.1.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze complex word patterns.
SD 4.R.1.2 - (Comprehension) Students can identify meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 8 - VA08 Using syntax to identify word meaningsSkill 9 - VA09 Using context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar wordsSkill 12 - VA12 Applying knowledge of synonyms to determine meaning
SD 4.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 4.R.2.1 - (Synthesis) Students can construct meaning from text by applying comprehension strategies.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 4
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 4, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 4.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can develop fluency by utilizing fluency strategies independently.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountability
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 4.R.2.3 - (Application) Students can utilize fluency strategies to comprehend literature and other materials.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 5 - OP05 Self-selecting appropriate books for successSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 1 - VA01 Reading from a variety of genres
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 4.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 4.R.3.1 - (Knowledge) Students can identify organizational and text structures within genres.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 14 - RPQ14 Recalling sequence of events
Accelerated Reader Grade 4
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 4, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 15 - ORQ15 Recalling sequence of events
Skill Area 8 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Initial Understanding (IU)
Skill 6 - IU06 Understanding Sequence
SD 4.R.3.2 - (Analysis) Students can identify, explain, and use text features.SD 4.R.3.3 - (Evaluation) Students can determine how word choice affects meaning.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 13 - VA13 Demonstrating a command of language including precision in word choice
SD 4.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 4.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can identify and distinguish the characteristics of multicultural texts, historical texts, and time period texts.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD 4.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 4.R.5.1 - (Application) Students can use organizational features of text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 3 - ORQ03 Reading textbooks for information
Skill Area 16 - Professional Development (PD) - Motivation
Skill 11 - PD30 Reading textbooks and assigned reading for information
Accelerated Reader Grade 4
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 4, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 12 - PD31 Reading magazine articles for information
SD 4.R.5.2 - (Synthesis) Students can research a topic by gathering information from at least two sources.
Accelerated Reader Grade 4
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 5, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 5.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 5.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can construct meaning by using word parts and categories.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 4 - VA04 Recognizing prefixes
Skill 5 - VA05 Recognizing suffixes
SD 5.R.1.2 - (Analysis) Students can determine word meaning using prior knowledge and context clues.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 12 - Vocabulary Practice Quizzes (VPQ)
Skill 1 - VPQ01 Acquiring vocabulary by encountering words in contextSkill 2 - VPQ02 Learning new vocabulary in context
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 9 - VA09 Using context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words
SD 5.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 5.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can utilize comprehension strategies while constructing meaning.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 5
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 5, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
SD 5.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can apply fluency strategies to gain meaning from text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountability
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 5.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 5.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can distinguish literary genres based on characteristics, structures, and patterns.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
SD 5.R.3.2 - (Evaluation) Students can interpret literary elements of character, setting, plot, theme, point of view, and mood.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 10 - RPQ10 Recognizing setting
Skill 12 - RPQ12 Recognizing plotSkill 16 - RPQ16 Identifying the main idea
Skill 21 - RPQ21 Understanding characterization
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 11 - ORQ11 Recognizing setting
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 5, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 13 - ORQ13 Recognizing plotSkill 17 - ORQ17 Identifying the main idea
Skill 22 - ORQ22 Understanding characterization
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 1 - LA01 Recognizing Plot
Skill 2 - LA02 Recognizing SettingSkill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 4 - LA04 Understanding CharacterizationSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 5 - CM05 Responding to Literature
Skill 6 - CM06 Understanding the Main Idea
SD 5.R.3.3 - (Application) Students can identify literary devices within text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 1 - CM01 Deriving Word or Phrase Meaning
SD 5.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 5.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can examine and compare texts from various cultures, time periods, and geographical locations.
Accelerated Reader Grade 5
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 5, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 5.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 5.R.5.1 - (Analysis) Students can select information from two or more reference sources to meet a goal.
SD 5.R.5.2 - (Knowledge) Students can identify the author’s purpose in argumentative and persuasive text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 4 - CM04 Identifying Persuasive Language
SD 5.R.5.3 - (Application) Students can choose references to meet the needs of an assigned task.
Accelerated Reader Grade 5
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 6, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 6.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 6.R.1.1 - (Analysis) Students can expand word meanings using word categories and word parts.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 4 - VA04 Recognizing prefixes
Skill 5 - VA05 Recognizing suffixes
SD 6.R.1.2 - (Application) Students can utilize context to comprehend words with multiple meanings.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 11 - VA11 Determining the definition of words with multiple meanings
SD 6.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 6.R.2.1 - (Analysis) Students can utilize direct and implied meaning to comprehend text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Skill Area 10 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Inferential Comprehension (IC)
Skill 2 - IC02 Drawing Conclusions
Skill 3 - IC03 Making InferencesSkill 4 - IC04 Extending Meaning
SD 6.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can demonstrate the elements of fluency to comprehend text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 6 - OP06 Recognizing effect of reading practice on reading level
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 6
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 6, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountability
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 4 - ORQ04 Practicing reading with guidance and accountability
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 6.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 6.R.3.1 - (Comprehension) Students can describe text structures to determine meaning in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.SD 6.R.3.2 - (Comprehension) Students can describe literary elements to determine meaning in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.SD 6.R.3.3 - (Comprehension) Students can describe literary devices to determine meaning in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.SD 6.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 6.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can compare and contrast text from different time periods, cultures, and historical events.SD 6.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 6.R.5.1 - (Synthesis) Students can compare and contrast information on one topic from multiple informational texts.
Accelerated Reader Grade 6
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 6, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 6.R.5.2 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate the credibility of informational texts.SD 6.R.5.3 - (Application) Students can utilize sources to locate information.
Accelerated Reader Grade 6
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 7, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 7.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 7.R.1.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze word parts to determine meaning and context.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 4 - VA04 Recognizing prefixes
Skill 5 - VA05 Recognizing suffixes
SD 7.R.1.2 - (Analysis) Students can infer how word choice affects meaning.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 1 - CM01 Deriving Word or Phrase Meaning
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 13 - VA13 Demonstrating a command of language including precision in word choice
SD 7.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 7.R.2.1 - (Application) Students can interpret text using comprehension strategies.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 7
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 7, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 10 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Inferential Comprehension (IC)
Skill 2 - IC02 Drawing Conclusions
Skill 3 - IC03 Making InferencesSkill 5 - IC05 Making Predictions
SD 7.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 7.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 7.R.3.1 - (Evaluation) Students can examine text structures for characteristics of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 17 - OP17 Acquiring understanding of literary types
Accelerated Reader Grade 7
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 7, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 7.R.3.2 - (Comprehension) Students can identify how authors use literary elements to create meaning.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 7.R.3.3 - (Comprehension) Students can identify how authors use literary devices to create meaning.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 7.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 7.R.4.1 - (Application) Students can identify recurring themes in text from diverse cultures, time periods, and historical events.
SD 7.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 7.R.5.1 - (Application) Students can determine which reference sources will provide the best information for the assigned task.
SD 7.R.5.2 - (Analysis) Students can analyze and organize data from informational text.SD 7.R.5.3 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate the accuracy and credibility of information about a topic contained in multiple sources.
SD 7.R.5.4 - (Analysis) Students can analyze the author’s purpose in text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Accelerated Reader Grade 7
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 8, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 8.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 8.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can apply contextual knowledge of word origins to extend vocabulary.
SD 8.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 8.R.2.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze text using comprehension strategies.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill 13 - OP13 Improving critical thinking
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 8
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 8, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 10 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Inferential Comprehension (IC)
Skill 2 - IC02 Drawing Conclusions
Skill 3 - IC03 Making InferencesSkill 4 - IC04 Extending MeaningSkill 5 - IC05 Making Predictions
SD 8.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
SD 8.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 8.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can examine the author’s use of literary elements in fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 8.R.3.2 - (Analysis) Students can examine the effects of the author’s use of literary devices.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Accelerated Reader Grade 8
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 8, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 8.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 8.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can compare and contrast literature from different time periods and cultures dealing with similar themes and conflicts.SD 8.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 8.R.5.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate information and author’s purpose about a topic gathered from informational text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 8.R.5.2 - (Knowledge) Students can recognize expository, persuasive, and procedural text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 4 - CM04 Identifying Persuasive Language
SD 8.R.5.3 - (Synthesis) Students can combine new information with existing knowledge to enhance understanding.
Accelerated Reader Grade 8
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 9, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 9.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 9.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can apply example clues to extend vocabulary.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 10 - VA10 Supporting interpretations with examples drawn from text
SD 9.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 9.R.2.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate text by applying comprehension strategies.SD 9.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 5 - OP05 Self-selecting appropriate books for successSkill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 9
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 9, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 4 - ORQ04 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidanceSkill 6 - PD12 Focusing attention on careful reading of books
SD 9.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 9.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze an author’s use of literary elements in fiction.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Accelerated Reader Grade 9
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 9, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 9.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 9.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze text to determine the influence of time period, culture, geography, and author’s background.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD 9.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 9.R.5.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate primary and secondary sources for credibility.SD 9.R.5.2 - (Application) Students can interpret procedural text to complete a multiple-step task.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 2 - Technology - software (TS)
Skill 2 - TS02 Following instructions within the program
Accelerated Reader Grade 9
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 10, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 10.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 10.R.1.1 - (Analysis) Students can apply contrast clues to extend vocabulary.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 10 - VA10 Supporting interpretations with examples drawn from text
SD 10.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 10.R.2.1 - (Synthesis) Students can formulate associations between texts and experiences.
SD 10.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 5 - OP05 Self-selecting appropriate books for successSkill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 10
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 10, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 4 - ORQ04 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidanceSkill 6 - PD12 Focusing attention on careful reading of books
SD 10.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 10.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze an author’s style.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Accelerated Reader Grade 10
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 10, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 10.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 10.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can determine the author’s purpose in multicultural, geographical, and historical texts.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural FactorsSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 10.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 10.R.5.1 - (Comprehension) Students can recognize logical fallacies in sources.
Accelerated Reader Grade 10
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 11, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 11.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 11.R.1.1 - (Application) Students can apply cause and effect clues to extend vocabulary.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 10 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Inferential Comprehension (IC)
Skill 6 - IC06 Recognizing Cause and Effect
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 10 - VA10 Supporting interpretations with examples drawn from text
SD 11.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 11.R.2.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze how diction affects the interpretation of text.SD 11.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 5 - OP05 Self-selecting appropriate books for successSkill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading material
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 11
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 11, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 4 - ORQ04 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidanceSkill 6 - PD12 Focusing attention on careful reading of books
SD 11.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.
Accelerated Reader Grade 11
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 11, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
SD 11.R.3.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze and explain literary devices within text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 16 - OP16 Acquiring understanding of literary features
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 3 - LA03 Understanding Literary FeaturesSkill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
Skill Area 11 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Constructing Meaning (CM)
Skill 1 - CM01 Deriving Word or Phrase Meaning
SD 11.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 11.R.4.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze a text within cultural, geographical, and historical context.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD 11.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 11.R.5.1 - (Analysis) Students can analyze factors that influence the credibility of informational sources.
Accelerated Reader Grade 11
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 12, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description - READINGSD 12.R.1 - Students can recognize and analyze words.SD 12.R.1.1 - (Synthesis) Students can interpret the meaning of unfamiliar words by selecting context clues.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 9 - OP09 Building vocabulary knowledge
Skill Area 12 - Vocabulary Practice Quizzes (VPQ)
Skill 1 - VPQ01 Acquiring vocabulary by encountering words in contextSkill 2 - VPQ02 Learning new vocabulary in context
Skill Area 13 - Vocabulary Acquisition (VA)
Skill 9 - VA09 Using context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar wordsSkill 10 - VA10 Supporting interpretations with examples drawn from text
SD 12.R.2 - Students can comprehend and fluently read text.SD 12.R.2.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate how style affects the meaning of text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 8 - OP08 Building comprehension
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 12.R.2.2 - (Application) Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 1 - Overall Product (OP)
Skill 1 - OP01 Engaging in guided independent reading practice
Skill 5 - OP05 Self-selecting appropriate books for successSkill 8 - OP08 Building comprehensionSkill 15 - OP15 Engaging in literature-based readingSkill 18 - OP18 Choosing a variety of reading material
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Grade 12
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 12, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 3 - RPQ03 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 4 - RPQ04 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 5 - RPQ05 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 6 - RPQ06 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 4 - ORQ04 Practicing reading with guidance and accountabilitySkill 5 - ORQ05 Comprehending literal meaning of reading materialSkill 6 - ORQ06 Answering clarifying questions about what was read (Who, what, when, where, why, and how)Skill 7 - ORQ07 Demonstrating comprehension by identifying answers from a selection of possible answers
Skill Area 15 - Professional Development (PD) - Set up for Success
Skill 1 - PD07 Practicing reading daily in and outside of class
Skill 2 - PD08 Reading independently with guidance
Accelerated Reader Grade 12
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Agency Tag Set NameSouth Dakota, English Language Arts, Adopted 2004, rev. March 2007, Grade 12, South Dakota Reading Content Standards, produced by South Dakota Department of Education
Standard Product Description Skill Area Description Skill Description
Standards List with Aligned Product SkillsProduct NameAccelerated Reader
Skill 6 - PD12 Focusing attention on careful reading of books
SD 12.R.3 - Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.SD 12.R.3.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate text for the author’s style.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 6 - LA06 Understanding the Author's Craft
SD 12.R.4 - Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.
SD 12.R.4.1 - (Evaluation) Students can evaluate the depiction of human experience in literary works from diverse cultures, locations, and time periods.
Product 1 - Accelerated Reader
Skill Area 3 - Reading Practice Quizzes (RPQ)
Skill 11 - RPQ11 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 6 - Other Reading Quizzes (ORQ)
Skill 12 - ORQ12 Understanding historical/cultural factors
Skill Area 9 - Literacy Skills Quizzes - Literary Analysis (LA)
Skill 5 - LA05 Understanding Historical/Cultural Factors
SD 12.R.5 - Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.SD 12.R.5.1 - (Synthesis) Students can synthesize information from multiple sources to analyze issues and to make decisions for research.
Accelerated Reader Grade 12
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