Learners will select and engage with a wide range of paper-based, digital, and visual texts for independent reading, pleasure, and personal growth.
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Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G5-RV-SCO1Select engaging paper-based, digital, and visual texts for independent reading based on interests, learning needs, appropriate level of difficulty, various genres, and diverse cultures.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO2Utilise background knowledge to better comprehend topics before, during, and after reading, question and analyse information, and make connections to personal experiences.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO3Read widely and experience a variety of literature from the Caribbean and other cultures.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO4Reflect on strengths and areas for improvement as readers while using effective reading strategies.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO5Use pictures, illustrations, word structures, and text features such as table of contents, headings, glossaries, indices, and text structures to locate and verify information.
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Students will demonstrate a variety of ways to use background knowledge and interests to select and engage critically with a range of culturally diverse paper based, visual, and digital texts for pleasure and personal growth.
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Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G5-RV-SCO14Use prior knowledge and critical thinking skills to support comprehension of grade-appropriate texts
LANG-G5-RV-SCO15Demonstrate continuing ability to use a repertoire of comprehension strategies, including determining main idea, making connections, predicting, visualising, sequencing, inferring, analysing, synthesising, summarizing, questioning
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Students will interact with understanding and critical thought to a variety of genres and text forms using vocabulary, comprehension strategies and graphophonic cues.
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Specific Curriculum Outcomes
LANG-G5-RV-SCO41Continue to develop the skills to compare and contrast various formats of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama
LANG-G5-RV-SCO42Demonstrate growing awareness that fiction, nonfiction, and poetry reflect a purpose and a point of view
LANG-G5-RV-SCO43Identify different purposes for reading from selected passages
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Students will develop their understanding of how an author’s choice of vocabulary, language, genre, text form, text features and style influence the meaning of text and define the author’s craft.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO6Develop and demonstrate critical questioning strategies to analyse point of view, purpose, bias, subtle messages, and cultural perspective in visual, musical, and written texts.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO7Apply problem-solving strategies to follow written multi-step instructions and reflect on learning processes.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO8Use independent reading time to develop fluency, recognise quotation markers, interpret punctuation meaningfully, adjust reading rate to mood, apply word-solving strategies, and practise skimming and scanning.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO9Use meaning, structure, and visual information to search, check, self-monitor, and self-correct while reading grade-appropriate texts.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO10Develop understanding of how illustrations enhance mood, setting, and plot in written or visual texts.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO11Foster critical thinking and appreciation for the relationship between words and images in storytelling.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO12Apply higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, inference, and application to evaluate visual and text-based information.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO13Deepen understanding of the purpose and influence of popular texts such as websites, advertisements, and social media.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO16Continue to utilize contextual clues to derive meaning from language used in a variety of genres
LANG-G5-RV-SCO17Deepen the ability to make connections that promote understanding of information read and viewed across a variety of genres: text-to-self connections, text-to-text connections, text-to-world connections
LANG-G5-RV-SCO18Continue to utilize print and digital dictionaries to aid comprehension of written text across a range of genres
LANG-G5-RV-SCO19Deepen and widen vocabulary through reading a range of genres, topics and work produced by a variety of authors
LANG-G5-RV-SCO20Utilize with greater competence, print, digital and personal dictionaries to comprehend unfamiliar words and add them to vocabulary repertoire
LANG-G5-RV-SCO21Continue to gain vocabulary through engagement of visual and graphical presentations: movies, videos, art, posters, infographics, advertisements
LANG-G5-RV-SCO22Continue to build vocabulary through the use and application of homonyms (homophones & homographs), antonyms, synonyms
LANG-G5-RV-SCO23Utilize existing knowledge of figurative devices to enhance understanding of text: similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration
LANG-G5-RV-SCO24Continue to extend vocabulary through the use of words encountered in cross-curricular content
LANG-G5-RV-SCO25Extend the ability to apply knowledge of word structure to read unfamiliar vocabulary: word roots, prefixes, suffixes, inflectional endings
LANG-G5-RV-SCO26Demonstrate a deeper understanding of how word order impacts meaning
LANG-G5-RV-SCO27Continue to apply knowledge of how reading fluency impacts understanding
LANG-G5-RV-SCO28Deepen participation in shared reading opportunities to improve fluency, guide intonation, convey the mood and intent of the text, expand vocabulary, increase comprehension
LANG-G5-RV-SCO29Strengthen the awareness of how word choice and phrasing may be used to describe persons and events in positive or negative ways
LANG-G5-RV-SCO30Improve their reading comprehension by confidently using background information and context clues to grasp and understand unusual words
LANG-G5-RV-SCO31Improve reading comprehension and word recognition by applying knowledge of roots, prefixes, suffixes, and syllabication
LANG-G5-RV-SCO32Strengthen their ability to use phonological and word analysis to decipher words, improving reading speed and accuracy: vowel patterns, common digraphs, diphthongs, complicated letter patterns, words with silent letters
LANG-G5-RV-SCO33Apply background knowledge and information from poetry, expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive texts to make and modify predictions
LANG-G5-RV-SCO34Differentiate, with greater competence, main ideas from supporting information in poetry, expository, narrative, persuasive and descriptive texts
LANG-G5-RV-SCO35Demonstrate appropriate use of prior knowledge of written and visual information to form a judgment about a particular point or issue
LANG-G5-RV-SCO36Exhibit a strong understanding of meaningful and critical use of text features to locate and use information: titles, subtitles, table of contents, glossary, index, etc.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO37Appreciate the contribution visual components make to facilitate comprehension and promote a deeper understanding of poetry, exposition, narration, and description: fonts, charts, images, pictures, maps
LANG-G5-RV-SCO38Strengthen ability to recognize and provide examples of how author’s choice of vocabulary, phrases, and sentences evoke emotions, enhance description, and create humour
LANG-G5-RV-SCO39Provide examples to demonstrate how illustrators create mood in visual text
LANG-G5-RV-SCO40Utilize prior knowledge to discuss the effectiveness and possible hidden messages of emoticons and social media posts
LANG-G5-RV-SCO44Describe the author’s theme/purpose and cite supporting evidence
LANG-G5-RV-SCO45Respond critically to text by identifying instances where language is being used to manipulate, persuade or control
LANG-G5-RV-SCO46Discuss text with reference to purpose and style of a variety of illustrators of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry: to inform, to entertain, to persuade
LANG-G5-RV-SCO47Demonstrate understanding of an author’s style of plot development of fiction: fables, folk tales, fairy tales, and adventure stories — use of time sequence, use of descriptive language, use of dialogue
LANG-G5-RV-SCO48Identify different genres of texts such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama and explain how each genre influences the reader's understanding and interpretation of the text
LANG-G5-RV-SCO49Recognize and analyse text features such as headings, subheadings, illustrations, and captions to understand their influence on the meaning and comprehension of the text
LANG-G5-RV-SCO50Compare and contrast the use of paragraphing in fiction and nonfiction texts to understand how it impacts the organization and clarity of ideas
LANG-G5-RV-SCO51Analyse stanzas and rhyme schemes in poetry to comprehend how they contribute to the overall meaning and mood of the poem
LANG-G5-RV-SCO52Examine dialogue markers (e.g., said, shouted, nodded, exclaimed, etc.), scenes, and stage directions in drama to understand their role in shaping characters, conflicts, and plot development
LANG-G5-RV-SCO53Generate questions based on graphical representations e.g., charts, diagrams, posters, billboards, videos, etc.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO54Recognise how authors use imagery, descriptive language, and vocabulary to create the tone and mood within the text
LANG-G5-RV-SCO55Analyse the purpose of messages relayed through social media platforms as agents to inform, influence, misinform, bully, entertain, etc.
LANG-G5-RV-SCO56Identify examples of how an author uses and develops characters through: descriptive language, informal and formal language, Home Language(s) and Standard English, dialogue
LANG-G5-RV-SCO57Recognize and interpret authors’ viewpoints through critical lens to determine the implied and explicit messages in all genres in advertisements and product labels
LANG-G5-RV-SCO58Further develop understanding of an illustrator’s use of implied and explicit messages
LANG-G5-RV-SCO59Recognize how vocabulary usage creates imagery and aids interpretation and understanding of text
