DT> then broken down into specific components.  So for example,
DT> "The student understands and uses different skills and
DT> strategies to read" is broken down into specifics for each
DT> benchmark level.  (applies phonetic
From my wife's data bank re: reading..
1 NAMES PICTURES
1 LISTENS SONGS
1 LISTENS- NO PICT.
1 RELATE TO EXP.
2 LISTENS-PICTURES
2 SELECTS BOOKS
2 RESPECT FOR MEDIA
2 HOLDS BK+TURNS PG
3 STORY/PRINT CONNEC
3 DESCRIBES PICT.
3 MAKES PREDICTIONS
3 INTEREST INLIBRARY
4 ENVIRONMEENTAL PR
4 MEMORIZE/RETELLSNG
4 ID LETTERS CONTEXT
4 RECALL MN IDEA
4 NAMES CHAR.+ EVENT
4 LEFT/RIGHT TOP/BTM
5 REACTS TO MOODS
5 TELLS STORY-PICTS.
5 MEM./RETELLS-BOOKS
5 RHYMES/PREDICTABLE
5 PRINT BEGINS/ENDS
5 REALITY/FANTASY
6 READS/USES ENV PRT
6 BOOKS/PERS.EXP
6 WHY LIKE/DISLIKE
6 ATTENDS LINE PRINT
6 TRACKS WORDS
6 RECOG. COMMON WORS
6 READSPATRN/GRPSTRY
6 SOUND/SYMBOL AWARE
7 BLEND CONS/SHT VWL
7 DEV SIGHT VOCAB
7 REREADS W ACCURACY
7 RECALLS DETAILS
7 SELF SEL. READING
7 PP LEVEL
8 PRIOR KNOW.MEANING
8 MEANINGFUL SUBSTIT
8 SELF-CORRECT-MEANG
8 BLEND CONS+SHT VWL
8 USE LONG VOWELS
8 READ SILENT+FLUENT
8 NEW PREDICTABLE BK
8 RETELLS SEQUENCE
8 READS P LEVEL
9 ID STORY ELEMENTS
9 ID MAIN IDEA
9 USE BEF/DURG/AFTER
9 TABLE OF CONTENTS
9 DEV CLUES NEW MAT
9 READS UNFAMILIAR
9 ORAL READ-FLUENT
9 READS 1 LEVEL
10 CONTXT/PHONIC CLU
10 NEW MAT-FLUENT
10 REREAD TO VERIFY
10 USES GLOSSARY
10 COMPARE TXT/EXP.
10 KNOWS FICT/NONFIC
10 SELECT APPROP LVL
10 READS 2-1 LEVEL
11 READS TO DO TASKS
11 ID GENRE
11 USE BKS FOR INFO
11 SUMMARIZE TEXT
11 SUMMARIZES TEXT
11 PREDICTS/CONCLUDS
11 CHARATRS/BEHTRAIT
11 READS BKS W CHPTR
11 READS 2-2 LEVEL
12 USE GRAPHIC CLUES
12 APPRECIATE HUMOR
12 BEFORE/DUR/AFTER
12 TIME READS INDEP
12 COMPARE PLOT-EXP
12 EXPLAINS REACTION
12 SELECTS VARIETY

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