Learn the foundational skills, knowledge and hashkafa that are a prerequisite for studying, navigating and appreciating Chumash. This standard includes: the nature and purpose of Torah Shebichsav, Tanach conventions, and text referencing skills. (This standard can be used as a hakdma or guide to any of the Sifrei Tanach.)

Passage comprehension (havana) builds upon other Chumash skills, most significantly vocabulary and language skills, and requires students to transfer the information that they learn from the Pesukim into a coherent understanding of the subject matter. Its components are finding facts, higher order thinking, and integrating knowledge into a deeper understanding of what they have learned. (This standard can be used for any text-based subject.)