Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.4.5: Identify elements that are characteristic of informational texts.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.4.5 - Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can determine similarities or differences between objects based on physical characteristics.

Distal Precursor

During a shared reading of a text, the student can name objects in pictures/tactile graphics or identify an object in a picture that is supposed to represent the pictures in the book.

Proximal Precursor

The student can understand that pictures and tactile graphics/objects can help clarify or provide more information about the topic of a given text.

Target

The student can understand that informational texts have a certain structure, which includes how the information is organized, the titles, key words, and illustrations.

Successor

The student can identify that the structure of a text can determine if its purpose is to give more information about an event, directions, or information on a topic.