Acquire domain-specific vocabulary, analyze word gradations and figurative sayings, and adjust between formal and informal registers.

Follow, give, and restate multi-step oral instructions while paraphrasing information presented in speech, audio, and visual media.

Apply purposeful reading, questioning, predicting, and mental visualization strategies before, during, and after reading to monitor and deepen comprehension.

Apply orthographic rules, syllable division, prefix and suffix modifications, and homophone discrimination in spelling.

Apply knowledge of syllable types, syllable division, base-word transformations, and morphology to decode complex multisyllabic words accurately.

Enrich writing using adverbs of degree and frequency, circumstantial prepositional phrases, and modal auxiliary verbs.

Capitalize historical eras, documents, nationalities, and titles accurately while punctuating direct speech and possessives.

Analyze character motivations, traits, actions, and settings to make grounded inferences in prose and drama.