Grade 10 English · Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Virginia SOL 10.DSR
Virginia SOL 10.DSR is part of the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand in Grade 10 English (English). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts. Below is what 10.DSR covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 10.DSR for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL 10.DSR means
Build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts.
Skills you’ll practice for 10.DSR
- Read a variety of grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression.
- Monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.
- Proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at grade 9-10 complexity level.
- Draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences.
- Trace the location of relevant evidence in texts.
- Read conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary.
- Use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension of challenging texts.
Key concepts covered by 10.DSR
- grade-level complex texts
- reading fluency
- accuracy
- automaticity
- rate
- expression
- monitoring comprehension
- self-correction
- word recognition
- text understanding
- text complexity
- literary texts
- informational texts
- comprehension
- textual evidence
- supporting claims
- inferences
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- evidence location
- textual analysis
- source citation
- conceptual reading
- knowledge building
- vocabulary development
- reading strategies
- comprehension monitoring
- text structure
- summarizing
How to study and practice SOL 10.DSR
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 10.DSR is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL 10.DSR
What is Virginia SOL 10.DSR?
SOL 10.DSR is a Grade 10 English Standard of Learning in the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand. It expects students to build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts.
What skills does SOL 10.DSR cover?
SOL 10.DSR is assessed on 7 skills: read a variety of grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression; monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding; proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at grade 9-10 complexity level; draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences; trace the location of relevant evidence in texts; read conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary; use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension of challenging texts.
What strand of Grade 10 English is SOL 10.DSR in?
SOL 10.DSR belongs to the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina reporting strand of the Grade 10 English Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL 10.DSR?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether 10.DSR is already solid, then work the 7 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.