Standards
Foundational Skills: Students gain a working knowledge of concepts of print, alphabetic principle, and other basic conventions.
Generate resourceKnow and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. <ul><li>Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.</li><li>Decode words with common Latin suffixes.</li><li>Decode multisyllable words.</li><li>Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.</li></ul>
Generate resourceRead with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. <ul><li>Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.</li><li>Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.</li><li>Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.</li></ul>
Generate resourceReading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text—with an emphasis on comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and making connections among ideas and between texts with a focus on textual evidence.
Generate resourceDetermine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
Generate resourceExplain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
Generate resourceUse information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
Generate resourceDescribe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceReading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature—with emphasis on comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
Generate resourceDetermine the central message, lesson, or moral in literary text; explain how it is conveyed in text.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text, referring to text to support responses.
Generate resourceDescribe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Generate resourceRefer to parts of texts when writing or speaking about a text using such terms as chapter, scene, and stanza and describe how each successive part builds upon earlier sections.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
Generate resourceExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceWriting: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Generate resourceDevelop the topic with facts, definitions, details, and illustrations, as appropriate.
Generate resourceCreate an organizational structure that includes information grouped and connected logically with a concluding statement or section.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Generate resourceCreate an organizational structure that includes reasons linked in a logical order with a concluding statement or section.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Generate resourceUse dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Generate resourceOrganize an event sequence that unfolds naturally, using temporal words and phrases to signal event order; provide a sense of closure.
Generate resourceDemonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade-level reading standards for literature and informational texts.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceRecall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceSpeaking and Listening: Students present appropriately in formal speaking situations, listen critically, and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.
Generate resourceEngage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade-level topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Generate resourceDetermine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.
Generate resourceReport on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details; speak clearly with adequate volume, appropriate pacing, and clear pronunciation.
Generate resourceSpeak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
Generate resourceCreate engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking, based on Grade 3 level and content.
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