Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.5.4: Determine the meanings of domain-specific words and phrases.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.5.4 - Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. (See grade 5 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

When presented with familiar and unfamiliar representations of people, objects, places, and events, the student can correctly identify the familiar representations.

Distal Precursor

When the student is given a descriptive or familiar word, the student can demonstrate prior knowledge of the word.

Proximal Precursor

When given an unfamiliar word that has only one meaning, the student can use textual and contextual clues to determine the word's meaning.

Target

When given an unfamiliar word or phrase that is used in a specific informational context, the student can use prior knowledge and contextual clues to determine the meaning of the domain-specific word or phrase.

Successor

The student can identify how a text changes when given the same excerpt from the text but with a single word changed.