ARM 10.54.3095. ADVANCED READING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS UPON GRADUATION

(1) A graduating student at the advanced reading level demonstrates superior performance. He/she: (a) is self-motivated, an independent learner, and extends and connects ideas; (b) describes abstract themes and ideas in the overall reading material; (c) consistently makes, confirms, and revises complex predictions, supports inferences, and analyzes and evaluates causal relationships when reading increasingly complex material; (d) consistently and accurately paraphrases, formulates complex arguments with strong supporting evidence, and responds thoroughly, thoughtfully, and creatively to reading material; (e) effectively monitors and flexibly uses a variety of strategies to interpret the language, literary characteristics, and overall intent of print and nonprint material; (f ) uses an enriched reading vocabulary beyond the twelfth grade; (g) successfully monitors his/her own reading progress; (h) consistently sets ambitious reading goals as he/she selects, analyzes, and evaluates; (i) self-selects material appropriate to a variety of reading purposes; and (j) consistently applies complex thinking skills as he/she gathers, uses, and responds to information from a variety of sources.