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HOME > FCAT EXPLORER PROGRAMS > 6th GRADE READING > BENCHMARKS

Florida educators and administrators developed Benchmarks as part of the Sunshine State Standards. Benchmarks tell you what a student should know and be able to achieve at various grade levels. The FCAT tests whether a student meets the Benchmarks.

Click on the boxes in the Skill Map below to learn more about each Benchmark and each Benchmark's corresponding Explorer Skills.

Explorer Skills Map

Benchmarks	Explorer Skills
LA.A.1.3.2	Word Structure
	Context Clues
	Inference
	Patterns of Organization
LA.A.2.2.7	Similar Elements (Compare)
LA.A.2.2.7	Dissimilar Elements (Contrast)
LA.A.2.3.1	Main Idea or Essential Message
LA.A.2.3.1	Supporting Details
LA.A.2.3.2	Author's Purpose or Point of View
LA.A.2.3.2	Persuade
LA.A.2.3.5	Combining Information
	Separating Information
	Gathering Information
LA.A.2.3.8	Fact and Opinion
	Strong and Weak Arguments
	Author's Personal Values
	Development of Argument
LA.E.2.2.1	Cause and Effect
LA.E.2.3.1	Theme
	Character Development
	Plot Development
	Setting
	Conflict
	Resolution

You can also see Skill definitions in the Review Skills section. In addition, the Review Skills section includes examples and Practice Power items to help students recall and review the reading strategies they have been taught in class. To go to the Review Skills page, click here.