Alabama 5th Grade Reading Standards for Informational Texts
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 5th Grade Reading Standards for Informational Texts.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RI1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Test Questions
Identify and isolate directive verbs and tasks in a writing prompt.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
Expanding Summary
Write about the main ideas in a text, adding more information with each new summary.
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Four Square Organizer
Keep track of ideas or processes that have four features or steps.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Introducing Sources
Use these writing templates to practice introducing textual details.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
WH Organizer
Answer six questions that help provide basic information about a person, an event, or an idea.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI2
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and
explain how they are supported by key details;
summarize the text.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Expanding Summary
Write about the main ideas in a text, adding more information with each new summary.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
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Predicting the Main Idea
Scan the text and make predictions about subject, content, and structure.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Socratic Seminar
Discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Summarizing Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and synthesize them into a few concise sentences.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI3
Explain the relationships or interactions between
two or more individuals, events, ideas, or
concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical
text based on specific information in the text.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Investigative Reading
Pause while reading to explore and examine ideas in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Craft and Structure
RI4
Determine the meaning of general academic
and domain-specific words and phrases in a text
relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Critical Vocabulary
Record concepts that are essential to the message of a text.
Understanding Vocabulary in Context
Use context clues to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
Writing in the Margins
Think about the text and write ideas in the margin.
RI5
Compare and contrast the overall structure
(e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect,
problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or
information in two or more texts.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Text Structure
Analyze how sentences and paragraphs are structured to communicate an idea.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Socratic Seminar
Discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI7
Draw on information from multiple print or digital
sources, demonstrating the ability to locate
an answer to a question quickly or to solve a
problem efficiently
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Visuals
Analyze visuals in a text to better understand content and author's purpose.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the reliability of print and online sources.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
RI8
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
to support particular points in a text, identifying
which reasons and evidence support which
point(s).
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Argument Map
Engage in rhetorical analysis in order to identify various elements of an argument.
Identifying Evidence
Locate evidence or supporting details in a text that support authors' claims.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
