| Root Skill: Key Ideas and Details |
| Reading to Show Basic Understanding |
| Reading to Identify the Theme and Main Idea |
| Reading to Draw Inferences |
| Root Skill: Craft and Structure |
| Vocabulary in Context |
| Reading to Determine Structure |
| Compare and Contrast Points of View and Topics over in Texts |
| Root Skill: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas |
| Draw Connections Between Texts and Images |
| Use Evidence to Support a Point the Author Makes |
| Compare and Contrast Texts |
| Root Skill: Grammar and Usage |
| Use the Progressive Verb Tense |
| Ordering Adjectives |
| Use Prepositional Phrases Recognize Complete Sentences Correctly Use Words Use Relative Pronouns and Adverbs |
| Root Skill: Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling |
| Spell Correctly |
| Use Correct Capitalization |
| Use Commas and Quotation Marks Use a Comma Before a Coordinating Conjunction |
| Root Skill: Word Meanings |
| Use Context Clues |
| Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots |
| Root Skill: Word Relationships |
| Identify Antonyms and Synonyms |
| Understand Similes and Metaphors |
| Understand the Meaning of Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs |