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
Intermediate Reading Strategies
Writing Series
Writing in the Workplace
Intermediate Writing Process and Practice
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 8
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 9
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 8
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 9



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 8	PO 1. Determine the meaning of vocabulary using linguistic roots and affixes (e.g., Greek, Anglo-Saxon, Latin).	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Negative Prefixes
					·Prefixes
					·Prefixes of Number
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Expanding Your Vocabulary       ·Using Prefix Clues
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Enriching Your Vocabulary       ·Using Prefix Clues to Find Word Meanings
					Writing Series    ·Mechanics Series- Mechanics       ·More Spelling Rules
				PO 2. Use context to identify the intended 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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Enriching Your Vocabulary       ·Using Context Clues to Find Word Meanings
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
				PO 3. Use context to identify the 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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Enriching Your Vocabulary       ·Using Context Clues to Find Word Meanings
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
				PO 4. Determine the meaning of figurative language, including similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, hyperbole, and technical language.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Idioms
					·Similes
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Using Prior Knowledge When You Read       ·Using Prior Knowledge to Read Literature
				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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Enriching Your Vocabulary       ·Using the Dictionary to Find Word Meanings
					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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Using Prior Knowledge When You Read       ·Using Prior Knowledge to Read Literature
					·Using Prior Knowledge to Read Expository Text
					·Using Prior Knowledge to Read More Expository Text
					·Locating What's Important       ·Locating What's Important in Expository Text
					·Locating What's Important in More Expository Text
					·Visualizing When You Read       ·Visualizing When You Read Literature
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension       ·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Literature
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of More Expository Text
				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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Monitoring Your Comprehension       ·Monitoring Your Comprehension of More Expository Text
				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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Using a Question/Answer Strategy       ·Using a Question/Answer Strategy with Literature
					·Using a Question/Answer Strategy with Expository Text
					·Using a Question/Answer Strategy with More Expository Text
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
				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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Using Graphics to Help You Understand       ·Using Graphics to Help You Understand Expository Text
					·Using Graphics to Help You Understand More Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension       ·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Literature
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of More Expository Text
					Writing in the Workplace    ·Writing Business Forms       ·Transferring Information
					·Proceeding through Forms
				PO 5. Connect information and events in text to experience and to related text and sources.	PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
				PO 6. Apply knowledge of the organizational structures (e.g., (chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect relationships, logical order, by classification) 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
					·Finding What's Similar and What's Different
					Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Locating What's Important       ·Locating What's Important in Literature
					·Locating What's Important in Expository Text
				PO 7. Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to interpret text.	Essential Reading Skills 1 & 2    ·Essential Reading Skills 1       ·Cause and Effect Words
					·Essential Reading Skills 2       ·Drawing Conclusions
					·Working With Order
					·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
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Summarizing Stories
					·Summarizing Information
					·Summarizing More Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding       ·Tracking Your Understanding of Stories
					·Tracking Your Understanding of Information
					·Tracking Your Understanding of More Information
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Making Inferences       ·Making Inferences about Literature
					·Making Inferences about Expository Text
					·Making Inferences about More Expository Text
					·Locating What's Important       ·Locating What's Important in Literature
					·Locating What's Important in Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension       ·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Literature
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of More Expository Text
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Expository Text       ·Level 7A-7F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 8       ·Level 8A-8F
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Information and Expository Text, Level 9       ·Level 9A-9F
Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text	Concept 1:Elements of Literature: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature.	Grade 8	PO 1. Analyze plot development (e.g., conflict, subplots, parallel episodes) to determine how conflicts are resolved.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 2. Compare (and contrast) themes across works of prose, poetry, and drama.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 3. Describe a character, based upon the thoughts, words, and actions of the character, the narrator’s description, and other characters.		Fundamental Reading Strategies    ·Finding What's Important       ·Finding What's Important in Stories
					·Summarizing What You Read       ·Summarizing Stories
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Locating What's Important       ·Locating What's Important in Literature
			PO 4. Contrast points of view (e.g., first vs. third, limited vs. omniscient) in literary text.		PLATO Modules are not available for this learning expectation.
			PO 5. Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g., time, place, situation) to the mood and tone of the text.		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
					Intermediate Reading Strategies    ·Making Inferences       ·Making Inferences about Literature
					·Making Inferences about Expository Text
					·Making Inferences about More Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension       ·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Literature
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of Expository Text
					·Monitoring Your Comprehension of More Expository Text
					Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Stories and Literature, Level 7    ·Vocabulary and Reading Literature       ·Level 7A-7F