ASOL Sample Activities

The student will identify the adventures or experiences of a character(s) in a familiar story.

The student will identify characters and settings in a familiar story.

The student will independently engage in exploring a book or navigating pages in a multimedia book.

The student will retell familiar stories from diverse cultures, including two or more elements from different parts of the story.

The student will identify the actions and feelings of the characters in a familiar story.

The student will determine the beginning and ending of a story.

The student will use illustrations in print or digital text to identify characters and setting.

The student will identify similarities in two versions of the same story.

The student will identify parts of illustrations that depict a particular mood, setting, or character.

The student will ask and answer questions about details from a fictional text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

The student will identify details in familiar stories.

The student will identify rhyming words or repeated phrases in a familiar story, poem, or song.

The student will identify purpose of a fictional text.

The student will answer questions to demonstrate understanding of fictional text.

The student will retell stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures including details from the text.

The student will identify the traits, motivations, or feelings of characters in a story.

The student will identify similarities in the settings of two stories by the same author.

The student will identify similarities in the settings of two stories by the same author.

The student will identify individuals, events, or ideas in a familiar informational text.

The student will match similar parts of two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

The student will identify events or ideas in a familiar nonfiction text.

The student will sustain attention to a variety of reading materials reflecting a variety of nonfiction text genre.

The student will answer who and what questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a familiar nonfiction text.

The student will identify the topic of the nonfiction text.

The student will sequence at least two steps in a procedure or ideas/incidents in an event.

The student will demonstrate understanding of how images relate to a familiar informational text.

The student will identify a common element between two nonfiction texts.

The student will identify similarities of two resources on the same topic.

The student will answer who and where questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a familiar nonfiction text.

The student will identify a detail of a nonfiction text.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of nonfiction text by connecting a visual element.

The student will indicate the number of syllables in a spoken word.

The student will apply letter name and letter-sound knowledge when decoding words.

The student will apply letter-sound and word analysis skills in decoding words by identifying 18 or more letter-sound associations in context.

The student will identify the beginning sound of familiar words beginning with a single consonant sound.

The student will use newly acquired vocabulary drawn from reading and other content areas.

The student will demonstrate understanding of the meaning of newly acquired vocabulary.

The student will sort words into familiar categories.

The student will expand vocabulary when reading by using knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.

The student will determine meaning of vocabulary related to a familiar text.

The student will demonstrate understanding of word relationships (e.g., prefix, suffix, singular, plural, homophones)

The student will identify words that describe personal emotional states.

The student will use familiar nouns (e.g., own name, Mom, dog) in isolation.

The student will identify words from other content areas.

The student will recognize that books have titles.

The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials by using table of contents.

The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials by using pictures, captions, and charts.

The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials by using dictionaries, glossaries, and indices.

The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials by using online resources.

The student will recognize 10 or more written words.