APPENDIX D. ALIGNMENT ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY CONT’D Pieces of the Puzzle
clues, definition, and structural analysis (using knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, suffixes and prefixes) Critically analyzing text to be able to reorganize ideas presented in text
N
No matches
Evaluating the vocabulary choices the author has made
N
No matches
Understanding author’s purpose for writing (e.g., to convince, argue, etc.) and opinions about the topic
N
No matches
B. Content Match Codes NAEP Content Considering the text as a whole to form a general understanding of the concepts or information the author is presenting
Recognizing key organizing features
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State Grades 3 and 4 Content Use comprehension strategies such as prior knowledge, predicting, visualizing, questioning and summarizing to understand text Use comprehension strategies to access text: accessing prior knowledge, predicting, questioning, visualization, summarizing and structural analysis
Identify and use knowledge of common textual features, graphic features, and organization structures in order to gain meaning from a variety of informational
State Grade 5 Content
[Identify and analyze sensory language in literary text] and recognize organizational structures and text features in informational text
Code (N, P, C) C
C
Justification NAEP content is completely covered by these two standards
NAEP content is completely covered; grade 5 standard covers two kinds of text
Council of the Great City Schools and the American Institutes for Research
PIECES OF THE PUZZLE: FACTORS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS