Grade 3

Reading Literature and Informational Text (range of reading and text complexity)  

Writing (range of writing)  

Speaking and Listening  

Language

Foundational Skills  

Students inquire about and comprehend key ideas and details in a variety of texts.

Students investigate the craft and structure of a variety of texts.

Students integrate knowledge to make meaningful connections between ideas in diverse texts.

Students apply their knowledge of text types and purposes.

Students use various processes to produce and distribute a wide range of their writing.

Students research to build and present knowledge in writing.

Students present their knowledge and ideas orally and comprehensibly

Students apply strategies for listening and collaborate with others to comprehend what is heard and spoken.

Students apply strategies to comprehend and utilize vocabulary appropriately in a variety of contexts: social, instructional, and academic.

Students recognize and apply conventions of English in order to produce oral and written texts.

Students apply print concepts when they read.

Students utilize phonological skills when they read.

Students apply phonics and word recognition skills when they read.

Students read a range of texts with fluency.

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understandi ng of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers

Identify the basic structure and co ntent of stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures

Describe the people in a text, and explain how these contribute to what happens in the text

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details

Identify characteristics of common forms of literature

Recognize word parts to decode unfamiliar words, and talk about possible meanings

Recognize formatting and marks that communica te meaning, including fonts, punctuation marks, bullets, numbering, and spacing

Identify the point of view an author expresses in a text, and sugg est other possible points of view

Identify and explain the meaning of si mple similes and metaphors in context

Use information gained from illustrations supporting words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text

Understand how specific images such as diagrams contribute to and clarify information in print text, and explain a process

Recognize how an author uses a title, table of contents, chapter headings, glossary, and index as a way to help readers locate information in text

Ask and answer questions about prefer ences, give reasons, and make comparisons

Explain a process, make a pres entation, and write about the processe s, paying attention to verb tense and point of view

Use a combination of drawing and writing to narrate a series of events, and document in a journal the process of constructing and sharing with others

Demonstrate and produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to a task and purpose, (e.g., writing for public presentation)

Respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing, with guidance and support as needed

Explore a variety of digital tools and record s to produce and publish writing, with guidance and support, including in collaboration with peers

Draw evidence from literary or informational text s to support interpretation, inference, reflection, and research in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them suppor ted by evidence from the story)

Create or respond to a question, and answer it by recalling information from experiences and/or gathering information from provided sources

Create audio recordings of stories or poems, adding drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings

Read aloud from a simple text, using phraseology to communicate meaning

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding after listening to a presentation

Summarize major ideas and supporting evidence presented in spoken messages, and oral or reading presentations, and confirm understanding

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners—one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led—on grade 3 topics and te xts, building on others’ ideas and expressing own ideas clearly

Apply strategies of building vocabulary, includ ing using knowledge of word parts, to identify the meanings of unfamiliar words

Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings

Apply word knowledge when producing oral and written texts

Demonstrate, with support, a developing grade -level appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Demonstrate, with support, a developing, grade -level appropriate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punc tuation, and spelling when writing

Demonstrate understanding of the or ganization and basic features of print

Construct and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

Construct and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension