Examples of Learning Objectives in Reading

Reading encompasses many different skill areas including decoding, fluency and comprehension. Good learning objectives address each area individually. Also, appropriate objectives should be measurable in some way, meaning one should be able to observe the behavior in a student. Furthermore, an objective should be specific to the grade/skill level of the student.

The student will apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondence while reading orally. The student will name all letters of alphabet and tell the corresponding sounds for each.

The student will use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode grade-level vocabulary when reading orally and silently. The student will use knowledge of syllabication rules to help decode unknown words.

The student will read aloud from grade-level text with increasing fluency and accuracy.

The student will demonstrate fluency during oral reading by showing expression and acknowledging punctuation.

The student will answer questions about guided reading selection. The student will make predictions about text.

The student will state the characters, plot, setting and theme for a given story. The student will recognize reasonable predictions of future events within a given context.The student will identify and interpret the main incidents of a plot, their causes, how they influence future actions and how they are resolved.