ARM 10.54.3087. ADVANCED READING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 4

(1) A fourth-grade student at the advanced reading level demonstrates superior performance. He/she: (a) demonstrates self-motivation and emerging independence as a learner; (b) uses a rich and varied reading and listening vocabulary; (c) critically evaluates reading material and provides thorough and thoughtful responses to the text; (d) critically judges and provides thorough, effective, and thoughtful oral, written, and/or artistic responses to reading material; (e) fluently and effectively applies, articulates, and self-monitors decoding and comprehension strategies; (f) accurately assesses and makes needed changes in reading strategies; (g) generalizes topics, concepts, and feelings in reading selections to a variety of situations; (h) consistently evaluates and monitors reading progress; (i) eagerly sets and meets personal reading goals; (j) chooses and successfully reads a variety of material for information and pleasure; (k) identifies a variety of purposes for reading; (l) recognizes how authors compose and use literary devices for a variety of purposes; (m) compares and contrasts information from several sources of reading; and (n) distinguishes fact from opinion.