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Fully understands explicit and implicit meaning in the text.	Understands explicit meaning and some inferences.	Grasps basic meaning; misses inferences.	Limited understanding of the text.
Reads smoothly, accurately, and with appropriate expression.	Reads accurately with a mostly steady pace.	Reads haltingly or with frequent errors.	Reads word-by-word with many errors.
Uses context to determine the meaning of new words with ease.	Often uses context to figure out new words.	Sometimes struggles with new vocabulary.	Frequently blocked by unfamiliar words.
Insightfully analyzes themes, characters, and the author's craft.	Analyzes themes and characters with some insight.	Offers basic or surface-level analysis.	Little or no analysis.

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Score each criterion against the level descriptors as the student reads or responds.
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