CorrelationsFCATReadingAssessedBenchmarksThechartbelowcorrelatestheFCATReadingAssessedBenchmarkswiththenewGrade4SunshineStateStandards.FCATREADINGASSESSEDBENCHMARKSGRADES3–5GRADE4SUNSHINESTATESTANDARDSLA.A.1.2.3Usessimplestrategiestodeterminemeaningandincreasevocabularyforreading,includingtheuseofprefixes,suffixes,rootwords,multiplemeanings,antonyms,synonyms,andwordrelationships.LA.4.1.6.3-usecontextcluestodeterminemeaningsofunfamiliarwordsLA.4.1.6.7-usemeaningoffamiliarbasewordsandaffixestodeterminemeaningsofunfamiliarcomplexwordsLA.4.1.6.8-useknowledgeofantonyms,synonyms,homophones,andhomographstodeterminemeaningsofwordsLA.4.1.6.9-determinethecorrectmeaningofwordswithmultiplemeaningsincontextLA.A.2.2.1Readstextanddeterminesthemainideaoressentialmessage,identifiesrelevantsupportingdetailsandfacts,andarrangeseventsinchronologicalorder.LA.4.1.7.3-determineexplicitideasandinformationingrade-leveltext,includingbutnotlimitedtomainidea,relevantsupportingdetails,impliedmessage,inferences,chronologicalorderofevents,summarizing,andparaphrasingLA.4.2.2.2-useinformationfromthetexttoanswerquestionsrelatedtoexplicitlystatedmainideasorrelevantdetailsLA.A.2.2.2Identifiestheauthor’spurposeinasimpletext.(IncludesLA.A.2.2.3Recognizeswhenatextisprimarilyintendedtopersuade.)LA.4.1.7.2-identifytheauthor’spurpose(e.g.,toinform,entertain,explain)intextandhowanauthor’sperspectiveinfluencestextLA.A.2.2.7Recognizestheuseofcomparisonandcontrastinatext.L.A.4.1.7.5-identifythetextstructureanauthoruses(e.g.,comparison/contrast,cause/effect,andsequenceofevents)andexplainhowitimpactsmeaningintextLA.A.2.2.8Selectsandusesavarietyofappropriatereferencematerials,includingmultiplerepresentationsofinformationsuchasmaps,charts,andphotos,togatherinformationforresearchprojects.(IncludesLA.A.2.2.5Readsandorganizesinformationforavarietyofpurposes,includingmakingareport,conductinginterviews,takingatest,andperforminganauthentictask.)LA.4.1.7.1-identifythepurposeoftextfeatures(e.g.,format,graphics,seque...
