Inference Progression - Mostly 4th & 5th Grade Skill

Grade K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Common CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.

TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. ACY.RL.3.1 ACY.RL.4.1 1 1
Core State
Standard
K.1 1.1 2.1 Ask and Refer to Quote accurately Cite textual evidence
With Ask and Ask and answer details and from a text when to support analysis of
promptin answer answer questions to examples in explaining what the what the text says
g and questions such demonstrate a text when text says explicitly explicitly as well as
support, about key questions understandin explaining and when drawing inferences drawn
ask and details in as ​who, g of a text, what the text inferences from the from the text.
answer a text. what, referring says text.
questions where, explicitly to explicitly and
about key when, the text as when
details in why​, and the basis for drawing
a text. how​ to the answers. inferences
demonstr from the text.
ate
understa
nding of
key
details in
a text.
I Can . . . I can tell I can explain I can explain “I can see places in a “I continue to develop
about what the character’s why the story where the theories about main and
the traits and character acts characters are not what minor characters,
character describe why differently in they seem at first. For thinking how they are
said, did or the characters different example, the character affected by other story
thought acting the way situations. I might say or act as if he elements such as the
and how it they are. I can can explain or she doesn’t care, but plot, setting, issues, and
shows explain why the why the readers see signs that conflicts.”
their character made character acts he or she really does.
feelings. I the decision he the way he or That is, I see hidden
can tell the or she did, she does. I sides to characters. I
 problem based on the know what the know that what drives
and why evidence and character the character (his or her
the what I know. REALLY motivation) can be
character wants, even complicated. There may
solved it though he or be several things that
the way he she didn’t say drive or pressure a
/ she did. it. I noticed a character, and often he
small action or she is pulled in
and can conflicting ways.”
explain what it (UOS)
REALLY
means.

Student
Example