Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words across science, social studies, mathematics, and technical disciplines.

Acquire general academic and domain-specific vocabulary, utilize spatial and temporal transition words, and distinguish oral vernacular from formal written registers.

Listen attentively to spoken texts, identify main ideas and key details, and follow or execute complex multistep instructions.

Decode multisyllabic words using knowledge of all six syllable types and complex vowel-consonant patterns.

Analyze argumentative and persuasive texts by identifying claims, distinguishing verifiable facts from opinions, and evaluating supporting reasons and evidence.

Ask and answer literal and inferential questions by citing explicit textual evidence and recounting key story events.

Determine an author's purpose and point of view in informative and persuasive texts, distinguish personal opinions from the author's stance, and analyze intended audience.

Prepare for, participate in, and lead structured peer discussions and teacher-led conversations by actively listening, taking turns, asking clarifying questions, and building on ideas.

Form and use comparative and superlative modifiers, adverbs of manner and time, and prepositional phrases to enrich sentence descriptions.