2.3 C 2.13

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Purposes for Reading
Grade:	2nd Grade
Standard:	2.3 C
Description:	establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down (e.g., identifying clues, using background knowledge, generating questions, re-reading a portion aloud)
Standard:	2.13
Description:	Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to identify the topic and explain the author's purpose in writing the text.

Author's Purpose: When authors write, they have a specific purpose in mind. They want a text to affect the reader in some way. This is known as the author’s purpose. Authors write texts for many different purposes.
Reading Purpose: When people read, they have a purpose in mind. People choose the books or passages they want to read for a reason. This may be to learn, enjoy, or understand.

These are common types of author’s purposes:

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)