Grade 6 English · Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Virginia SOL 6.DSR
Virginia SOL 6.DSR is part of the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand in Grade 6 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 6.DSR covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 6.DSR for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL 6.DSR means
Build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading a range of challenging, content-rich texts.
Practice Grade 6 English SOL questions
Free Grade 6 English questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on 6.DSR and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.
1. This story is mostly about Mia —
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Answer: C — winning an art contest
2. What does this sentence suggest? “Julia relaxed, thinking Mr. Malone would let another tardy slide by.”
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Answer: D — Mr. Malone sometimes forgives Julia’s delays.
3. In paragraph 6, Julia’s response to the news that she cannot attend the field trip best indicates that she —
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Answer: D — has a strong interest in music
4. In paragraph 12, which topic do the adults most likely discuss before Julia arrives?
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Answer: C — Julia’s reason for arriving after the start time
Skills you’ll practice for 6.DSR
- Read 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 grade 6-8 complexity.
- Draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences.
- Quote or paraphrase from texts accurately and trace where relevant evidence is located.
- Read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary.
- Use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text.
Key concepts covered by 6.DSR
- grade-level complex texts
- accuracy
- automaticity
- rate
- expression
- monitoring
- word recognition
- self-correction
- comprehension
- literary texts
- informational texts
- text complexity
- grade 6-8
- textual evidence
- claims
- conclusions
- inferences
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- evidence location
- conceptually related texts
- knowledge building
- vocabulary
- reading strategies
- text structure
- summarizing
How to study and practice SOL 6.DSR
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 6.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 6.DSR
What is Virginia SOL 6.DSR?
SOL 6.DSR is a Grade 6 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 6.DSR cover?
SOL 6.DSR is assessed on 7 skills: read 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 grade 6-8 complexity; draw evidence from grade-level complex texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences; quote or paraphrase from texts accurately and trace where relevant evidence is located; read a series of conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary; use reading strategies to aid and monitor comprehension when encountering challenging sections of text.
What strand of Grade 6 English is SOL 6.DSR in?
SOL 6.DSR belongs to the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina reporting strand of the Grade 6 English Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL 6.DSR?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether 6.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.