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Literacy-Based Speech Language Therapy Activities

3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how
their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Fourth Grade

1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and
when drawing inferences from the text.

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the
text.
3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific
details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Fifth Grade

1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how
characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects
upon a topic; summarize the text.
3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama,
drawing on specific details

Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade
1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6/grade 7/grade 8 topics, texts, and issues,
building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

2. Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives
through reflection and paraphrasing.

3. Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions,
facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate
volume, and clear pronunciation.

4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in
word meanings.

Ninth and Tenth Grade

1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues,
building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
a. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current

discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion;
and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.

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