Alignment Report by Resource

Florida State Learning Standards

Reading Upgrade, Comprehension Upgrade, Math Upgrade On-Line Courses

Published by Learning Upgrade LLC

CU50 means Comprehension Upgrade Course, Level 50
RU01 means Reading Upgrade Course, Level 1
MU55 means Math Upgrade Course, Level 55
CU01-Book Structure
Students listen to and view a song describing the structure of a book, including the cover, title, author, table of contents, chapters, and index. They view covers and pages from books and locate answers to questions about the contents. CU02-Format, Types of Text
Students view a description of formats including fiction and non-fiction, narrative and expository, and books, drama / plays, or novels. They distinguish between common forms of literature. CU03-Main Idea
Students listen to and view a song describing the main idea, summary, topic, and theme. They must read passages and generalize to identify the central idea. CU04-Author's Purpose
Students listen to and view a song describing the author s purpose, including writing to inform, narrate, persuade, describe, and entertain. They must read passages and identify the author s purpose. CU05-Tone, Mood and Attitude
Students listen to and view a song describing the author s tone, mood and attitude. They must read passages and identify the author s tone and attitude. CU06-Expository Organizers
Students view a description of graphic expository organizers including the sections for title, purpose, main idea, details, and conclusion. They must read informational passages and fill in all the sections of the organizer. CU07-Reference Books
Students view a description if reference books and materials including the encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, thesaurus. They must read a request for information and decide which reference materials would contain the information. CU08-Narrative Writing
Students view a description of narrative story writing including the problem, characters, setting, and solution. They must read stories and identify the key elements. CU09-Story Maps
Students view a description of graphic story maps including sections for the problem, characters, setting, events, and solution. They read stories or narrative passages and fill in all the sections of the story map. CU10-K-W-L Charts
Students listen to and view a song describing the use of K-W-L charts to document what you already know, want to know, and learned after reading a passage. They must fill in the K-W-L charts before and after reading each passage. CU11-Greek and Latin Root Words
Students listen to and view a song describing and listing common greek and latin root words. They must identify the root word from a set of words and then identify the meaning of the root word. CU12-Homophones
Students listen to and view a song describing and listing common homophones, or words with the same sound and a different meaning. They must fill in sentences with the correct word from several homophones. CU13-Context Clues
Students listen to and view a song describing how to use sentence and word context clues to help find or predict the meaning of unknown or unfamiliar words. They must identify the meaning of words in the context of passages from several possible meanings. CU14-Question Answer Relationships QAR
Students view a description of QAR, or question answer relationships, including right there, think and search, author and me, and on my own. They must read passages and answer each type of question. CU15-Synonyms
Students view a description of synonyms, or words with the same meaning. They must select the correct synonym for a word to replace in a sentence. CU16-Antonyms
Students view a description of antonyms, or words with the opposite meaning. They must select the correct antonym for a word to replace in a sentence. CU17-Poetry
Students view a description of poetry and the common forms including narrative, dramatic, free verse. They read poems and answer questions on the form and content. CU18-History K-W-L
Students view a description of the subject history and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style history passages and fill in K-W-L charts to document what they already know, want to know, and learned after reading the passage. CU19-Charts and Graphs
Students view a description of charts, graphs and diagrams including the pie, bar, and line charts and graphs. They view graphs and answer questions about the content. CU20-Music Comprehension
Students view a description of the subject music. They read textbook style expository passages about music and answer comprehension questions. CU21-Mythology Story Maps
Students view a description of the subject mythology and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read mythological stories from around the world and fill in all the sections of the story map for each story: problem, characters, setting, events, and solution. CU22-Idioms
Students listen to and view a song describing and listing common idioms in context. They read passages containing idioms and identify the correct meaning of each idiom. CU23-Conclusions and Inferences
Students view a description of conclusions and inferences with an example. They read short passages and then make inferences and draw conclusions to answer the questions. CU24-Earth Science K-W-L
Students view a description of the subject earth science and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style earth science passages and fill in K-W-L charts to document what they already know, want to know, and learned after reading the passage. CU25-Dance Comprehension
Students view a description of the subject dance and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style expository passages about dance and answer comprehension questions. CU26-Advertising QAR
Students view a description of the subject advertising. They view advertisements with text and graphics. They answer four QAR, or question answer relationships, questions per passage: right there, think and search, author and me, and on my own. CU27-Art Expository Organizer
Students view a description of the subject art and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read expository passages about famous artists and fill in all the sections of the expository organizer for each passage: title, purpose, main idea, details, and conclusion. CU28-Cause and Effect
Students view a description of cause and effect with an example. They read passages and answer why questions by selecting from a set of clauses beginning with because. CU29-Metaphor and Simile
Students view a description of metaphor and simile with examples of figurative language. They read sentences and identify whether the author is using metaphor or simile. CU30-Point of View
Students view a description of the author s point of view including first person and third person writing examples. They read passages and identify the point of view and author s opinion. CU31-Forms and Applications
Students view a description of forms and applications including blanks, fields, and field headings. They fill in forms such as a job application one field at a time. CU32-Biology Comprehension
Students view a description of the subject biology and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style expository passages about biology and answer comprehension questions. CU33-Fact and Opinion
Students view a description of fact and opinion with examples. They must read short passages and identify ones expressing fact or the author s opinion. CU34-Prediction
Students learn how to predict what will happen next based on items in a passage. They read passages and make predictions, and then confirm their predictions after further reading. CU35-Geography K-W-L
Students view a description of the subject geography and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style geography passages and fill in K-W-L charts to document what they already know, want to know, and learned after reading the passage. CU36-Flowcharts Organize
Student view a description of a flowchart diagram including the step-by-step process from start to finish with boxes and lines. They read passages describing a sequence or process and fill in the boxes of a flowchart. CU37-Plays and Drama
Students view a description of plays and drama including script, characters, setting, dialog, comedy, and tragedy. They read script selections and identify the key elements of the play. CU38-Social Studies Comprehension
Students view a description of the subject social studies and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read textbook style expository passages about social studies and answer comprehension questions. CU39-Astronomy Expository Organizer
Students view a description of the subject astronomy. They read expository passages about astronomy and fill in all the sections of the expository organizer for each passage: title, purpose, main idea, details, and conclusion. CU40-Mystery Prediction
Students view a description of mystery or suspense chapter books. They read parts of chapters of the book, make predictions about the story plot, and read further to confirm their predictions. CU41-Analogies
Students listen to and view a song describing an analogy with several examples. They view analogies with missing elements and identify the correct elements to complete the relationships. CU42-Compare and Contrast: Venn Diagrams
Students view a description of Venn diagrams to compare and contrast two items, including the common intersecting elements and distinct elements. They read passages and then fill in Venn diagrams. CU43-Biography K-W-L
Students view a description of the subject biography and learn vocabulary words for this subject. They read biographical passages about famous people and fill in K-W-L charts to document what they already know, want to know, and learned after reading the passage. CU44-Internet Searching
Students view a description of internet search, including search engines, web browser, search terms, links, and web sites. They view search results and identify the best web site for specific purposes. CU45-Health Expository Organizer
Students view a description of the subject health. They read expository passages about health and fill in all the sections of the expository organizer for each passage: title, purpose, main idea, details, and conclusion. CU46-Preview, Skim and Scan
Students view a description of skimming and scanning text and previewing a passage. They must briefly skim and scan passages and then answer questions about the passage. CU47-Careers Flowcharts
Students view a description of a career or permanent occupation, and learn vocabulary words for careers. They read passages that describe careers and then fill in the boxes of a flowchart describing the step-by-step process. CU48-Follow Directions
Students follow multi-step written directions and instructions to obtain money from an ATM machine and make a series of purchases at a shopping center. CU49-Fast Fluency Game
Students exercise their reading fluency by reading a passage and answering a series of timed questions on title, main idea, tone, metaphor and simile, analogy, and point of view. CU50-Final Challenge
Students follow multi-step written directions and instructions to find a missing certificate in an old mansion. MU01-Place Value
Students listen to and view the place value song that presents the ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and millions place. Students identify the place value of digits, compare numbers greater than or less than a number, identify spoken numbers, and identify numbers written out as words. MU02-Number Line
Students listen to and view a description of the number line, positive numbers, negative numbers, integers, whole numbers, and real numbers. Students identify points on the number line including positive, negative, integer, whole, and real numbers. MU03-Comparison
Students listen to and view a song video describing the comparison signs including the greater than sign, less than sign, and equal sign. Students compare two numbers or expressions and select the correct comparison symbols. MU04-Add Facts 1-5
Students listen to and view five songs listing the addition facts or sums for the numbers 1 to 5 plus 1 to 10. Students memorize to automaticity 50 addition facts presented in a random order with repetition to mastery. Students solve 1-digit addition problems. MU05-Add Facts 6-10
Students listen to and view five songs listing the addition facts or sums for the numbers 6 to 10 plus 1 to 10. Students memorize to automaticity 100 addition facts or sums to 20 presented in a random order with repetition to mastery. Students solve 1-digit addition problems. MU06-Long Addition
Students listen to and view a song video describing addition or sum of two-digit or multidigit numbers and learn to carry over. Students calculate the sum of 2-digit numbers step-by-step. MU07-Subtraction
Students listen to and view a song video describing subtraction or the difference of two-digit numbers and learn to borrow or regroup. Students subtract 2-digit numbers step-by-step. MU08-Mult Facts 1-5
Students listen to and view five songs listing the multiplication facts for the numbers 1 to 5 times 1 to 12. Students memorize to automaticity the multiplication table 1 to 5 presented in a random order with repetition to mastery. Students solve 1-digit multiplication problems. MU09-Mult Facts 6-10
Students listen to and view five songs listing the multiplication facts for the numbers 6 to 10 times 1 to 12. Students memorize to automaticity the multiplication table presented in a random order with repetition to mastery. Students solve 1-digit multiplication problems. MU10-Long Multiplication
Students listen to and view a description of the long multiplication process or algorithm. Students multiply and solve problems with 1 digit, 2 digit, and multidigit numbers. MU11-Long Division
Students listen to and view a description of the long division process or algorithm. Students divide and solve problems with 1 digit, 2 digit, and multidigit numbers. MU12-Signed Add
Students listen to and view a signed addition song video describing how to add and subtract positive and negative integers, and how to convert subtraction of signed numbers into addition. Students solve addition and subtraction problems with signed numbers positive and negative step by step. MU13-Signed Multiply
Students listen to and view a signed multiplication song video describing how to multiply and divide positive and negative integers. Students solve multiplication and division problems with signed numbers positive and negative step by step. MU14-Fractions Basics
Students listen to and view a fractions basics song describing parts of a whole, numerator, denominator, proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed fractions, and conversion between types of fractions. Students solve problems identifying and converting between types of fractions.