The Correlation of

PLATO©

Curricula to

Arizona Academic Standards and Accountability

(AASA)

Reading Standard Articulated by Grade Level (Adopted 3.31.03)

May 5, 2004


PLATO© Correlation to the Arizona Academic Standards and Accountability

INTRODUCTION

PLATO Learning Inc. combines PLATO© computer-assisted instruction into a flexible integrated learning system to enhance instructional effectiveness in education programs. This document identifies PLATO instructional activities that correlate to the Arizona Academic Standards and Accountability, Reading Standard Articulated by Grade Level (Adopted 3.31.03), dated .URL: http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp

It is recommended that instructors review the correlation in order to fine-tune the activity to fit their educational environment. Modules may be added or removed; Web sites and offline activities may also be incorporated to enhance the learning path.

The following PLATO courseware was used in this alignment:

Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2
Fundamental Reading Strategies
Writing Series
Reading Explorations, Level F
Reading Explorations, Level G
Intermediate Writing Process and Practice
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7



PLATO Learning, Inc. looks forward to supporting your initiatives in providing successful educational programs using PLATO© computer-based lessons.

Strand	Concept	Grade Level	Performance Objective		Section
Strand 1: Reading Process	Concept 4: Vocabulary	Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts.	Grade 6	PO 1. Determine the effect of affixes on root words.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Negative Prefixes
					·Prefixes
					·Prefixes of Number
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Expanding Your Vocabulary       ·Using Prefix Clues
					Writing Series    ·Mechanics Series- Mechanics       ·More Spelling Rules
				PO 2. Use context to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words (e.g., definition, example, restatement, synonym, contrast).	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Being a Word Detective
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Expanding Your Vocabulary       ·Using Context Clues
					·Using the Dictionary
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Stories       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Information       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
				PO 3. Use context to identify the intended meaning of words with multiple meanings (e.g., definition, example, restatement, or contrast).	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Being a Word Detective
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Expanding Your Vocabulary       ·Using Context Clues
					·Using the Dictionary
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Stories       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Information       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
				PO 4. Determine the meaning of figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification, and idioms in prose and poetry.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Idioms
					·Similes
				PO 5. Identify the meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech of words, by using a variety of reference aids, including dictionaries, thesauri, and glossaries (and CD-ROM and the Internet when available).	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Synonyms
					·Antonyms
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Expanding Your Vocabulary       ·Using the Dictionary
					Writing Series    ·Word Usage       ·Synonyms and Antonyms
					·Word Confusion Review
					Intermediate Writing Process and Practice    ·Writing Strategies Level HH       ·Finding Information on the Internet
					·Writing Strategies Level II       ·Writing with Strong Modifiers
	Concept 5: Fluency	Read fluently.		PO 1. Read from a variety of genres with accuracy, automaticity (immediate recognition), and prosody (expression).	PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
	Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies	Employ strategies to comprehend text.		PO 1. Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features (e.g., illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words).	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·What Happens Next?
					·Drawing Conclusions
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Using What You Know       ·Using What Your Know to Read Stories
					·Using What You Know to Read Information
					·Using What You Know to Read More Information
					·Asking and Answering Questions       ·Asking and Answering Questions about Stories
					·Asking and Answering Questions about Information
					·Asking and Answering Questions about More Information
					·Reading Between the Lines       ·Reading Between the Lines in Stories
					·Reading Between the Lines in Information
					·Reading Between the Lines in More Information
					·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Information
					·Finding What's Important in More Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Reading Explorations, Level F    ·Why Are You Reading This?       ·Patagonia
					·Using What You Know       ·Copper Canyon
					·Making Good Guesses       ·Sonoran Desert
					·Finding What's Important       ·Greenland
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Great Lakes
					·Using Graphics to Understand Information       ·Amazon Rainforest
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Denali (Mt. McKinley)
					Reading Explorations, Level G    ·Why Are You Reading This?       ·Thames River
					·Using What You Know       ·Nile River
					·Making Good Guesses       ·Gobi Desert
					·Finding What's Important       ·Chauvet Cave
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Carpathian Mountains
					·Using Graphics to Understand Information       ·Great Barrier Reef
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Mount Everest
				PO 2. Confirm predictions about text for accuracy.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·What Happens Next?
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
				PO 3. Generate clarifying questions in order to comprehend text.	Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Asking and Answering Questions       ·Asking and Answering Questions about Stories
					·Asking and Answering Questions about Information
					·Asking and Answering Questions about More Information
					Reading Explorations, Level F       ·Toca de Boa Vista
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Denali (Mt. McKinley)
					Reading Explorations, Level G    ·Asking and Answering Questions       ·Serengeti Plains
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Mount Everest
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Stories       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Information       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
				PO 4. Use graphic organizers in order to clarify the meaning of the text.	Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Using Pictures to Help You Understand       ·Using Pictures to Help You Understand Information
					·Using Pictures to Help You Understand More Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Reading Explorations, Level F    ·Using Graphics to Understand Information       ·Amazon Rainforest
					Reading Explorations, Level G       ·Great Barrier Reef
				PO 5. Connect information and events in text to experience and to related text and sources.	Reading Explorations, Level F    ·Using What You Know       ·Copper Canyon
					Reading Explorations, Level G       ·Nile River
				PO 6. Apply knowledge of the organizational structures (e.g., chronological order, time-sequence order, cause and effect relationships) of text to aid comprehension.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Cause and Effect Words
					·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Working With Order
					·Finding Causes and Effects
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
				PO 7. Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Cause and Effect Words
					·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Drawing Conclusions
					·Finding Causes and Effects
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Separating Facts from Opinions       ·Separating Facts from Opinions
					·Separating More Facts from Opinions
					·Asking and Answering Questions       ·Asking and Answering Questions about Stories
					·Asking and Answering Questions about Information
					·Asking and Answering Questions about More Information
					·Reading Between the Lines       ·Reading Between the Lines in Stories
					·Reading Between the Lines in Information
					·Reading Between the Lines in More Information
					·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Information
					·Finding What's Important in More Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Reading Explorations, Level F    ·Making Good Guesses       ·Sonoran Desert
					Reading Explorations, Level G       ·Gobi Desert
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Stories       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Information       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text	Concept 1:Elements of Literature: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature.	Grade 6	PO 1. Describe the plot and its components (e.g., main events, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 2. Identify the theme in works of prose, poetry, and drama.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 3. Describe the motivations of major and minor characters.		Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Stories
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Summarizing Stories
			PO 4. Identify the narrative point of view (e.g., first person, third person, omniscient) in a literary selection.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 5. Analyze the influence of setting (e.g., time of day or year, historical period, place, situation) on the problem and resolution		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 6. Draw conclusions about the style, mood, and meaning of literary text based on the author’s word choice.		Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Drawing Conclusions
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Separating Facts from Opinions       ·Separating Facts from Opinions
					·Separating More Facts from Opinions
					·Asking and Answering Questions       ·Asking and Answering Questions about Information
					·Asking and Answering Questions about More Information
					·Reading Between the Lines       ·Reading Between the Lines in Stories
					·Reading Between the Lines in Information
					·Reading Between the Lines in More Information
					·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Information
					·Finding What's Important in More Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Stories       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 5    ·Vocabulary and Reading Information       ·Level 5A-5F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 6       ·Level 6A-6F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
			PO 7. Identify the characteristics and structural elements of poetry (e.g., stanza, verse, rhyme scheme, line breaks, alliteration, consonance, assonance, rhythm, repetition, figurative language).		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 8. Identify various genres of fiction (e.g., mysteries, science fiction, historical fiction, adventures, fantasies, fables, myths) based upon their characteristics.		Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
	Concept 2: Historical and Cultural Aspects of Literature-Recognize and apply knowledge of the historical and cultural aspects of American, British, and world literature.		PO 1. Describe the historical and cultural aspects found in cross-cultural works of literature.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 2. Identify common structures and stylistic elements in literature, folklore, and myths from a variety of cultures.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text	Concept 1: Expository Text: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, and elements of expository text.		PO 1. Restate the main idea (explicit or implicit) and supporting details in expository text.		Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Finding Main Ideas 1
					·Finding Main Ideas 2
					·What Happens Next?
					·Finding What You Need
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Using What You Know       ·Using What You Know to Read Information
					·Using What You Know to Read More Information
					·Reading Between the Lines       ·Reading Between the Lines in Information
					·Reading Between the Lines in More Information
					·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Stories
					·Finding What's Important in Information
					·Finding What's Important in More Information
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Summarizing Stories
					·Summarizing Information