Grade 11 English · Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Virginia SOL 11.DSR
Virginia SOL 11.DSR is part of the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand in Grade 11 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 11.DSR covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 11.DSR for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL 11.DSR means
Build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts.
Skills you’ll practice for 11.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 the lower range of grades 11-12 complexity.
- Draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences.
- Trace the location of relevant evidence in texts.
- Read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary.
- Use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension of challenging text sections.
Key concepts covered by 11.DSR
- grade-level complex texts
- reading fluency
- accuracy
- automaticity
- rate
- expression
- self-correction
- word recognition
- comprehension monitoring
- text complexity
- literary texts
- informational texts
- comprehension
- textual evidence
- claims
- inferences
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- evidence location
- textual analysis
- conceptually related texts
- knowledge building
- vocabulary development
- reading strategies
- text structure
- summarizing
- questioning
How to study and practice SOL 11.DSR
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 11.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 11.DSR
What is Virginia SOL 11.DSR?
SOL 11.DSR is a Grade 11 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 11.DSR cover?
SOL 11.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 the lower range of grades 11-12 complexity; draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences; trace the location of relevant evidence in texts; read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary; use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension of challenging text sections.
What strand of Grade 11 English is SOL 11.DSR in?
SOL 11.DSR belongs to the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina reporting strand of the Grade 11 English Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL 11.DSR?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether 11.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.