Literacy Skills
Accelerated Reader monitors 24 literacy skills found in national standards and on many national tests. These skills are grouped into four categories: Constructing Meaning, Inferential Comprehension, Literary Analysis and Initial Understanding. The skills that Accelerated Reader monitors are listed in the table below:
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Category
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Literacy Skills
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Constructing Meaning
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Identifying the Overall Message
Responding to Literature
Recognising Persuasive Language
Identifying Reading Strategies
Differentiating Fact and Opinion
Deriving Word or Phrase Meaning
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Inferential Comprehension
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Recognising Cause and Effect
Making Predictions
Making Inferences
Drawing Conclusions
Comparing and Contrasting
Extending Meaning
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Literary Analysis
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Understanding the Author's Craft
Identifying Historic and Cultural Factors
Describing Characters
Understanding Literacy Features
Identifying Setting
Identifying Plot
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Initial Understanding
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Identifying Sequence
Identifying the Function of Dialogue
Identifying Feelings
Identifying Details
Identifying Reasons for Events
Describing Events
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