3rd Grade Level Expectations: By the end of 3rd grade we expect students to do / Content/Performance
Standards / Assessment Frameworks
Reading Process
Decoding with automaticity / A.4.1
Integrates phonics, meaning, and structure cues / A.4.1
Use self monitoring strategies / A.4.1
Self initiates reading for own purposes during and beyond the school day, identifies favorite genres and topics, and shares with others / A.4.1
Selects books at independent reading levels / A.4.1
Understand and apply the alphabetic principle
Word Study
Recognize regular, irregular plural, and possessive forms / 1.2
Identify meaning of Contractions / 1.2
Knowledge of word families (phonograms), patterns, and structure / 1.2
Vocabulary
Use knowledge of affixes, root words, contractions, and compound words to determine word meaning / D.4.1 / 1.2
Use a variety of strategies (I.e. rereading, context clues, knowledge of word families, and and analyzing word structure to figure out word meaning) / A.4.1 / 1.1
Relate words to other words including synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and multiple meaning words / D.4.2 / 1.2
Understand figurative language (i.e. similes, metaphors, idioms, etc.) / D.4.1 / 1.1
Use word reference materials to determine the meaning of words and phrases / D.4.1 / 1.3
Fluency
Recognition of grade level Fry high frequency words / A.4.1
Independently read aloud from grade level books at 120 words per minute with expression (use punctuation cues) and 95% word accuracy / A.4.1
Comprehension
Demonstrate understanding of literal meaning in informational and literary text / A.4.2 & A.4.4 / 2.1 & 2.2
Demonstrate understanding of explicitly stated sequence of events in literary and informational text / A.4.2 & A.4.4 / 2.3
Analyze literary and informational text by using a variety of strategies to comprehend reading including previewing, visualizing, questioning, determining important ideas, making connections, synthesizing, inferencing, and self monitoring / A.4.2 / 3.1 & 3.2
Evaluate and extend literary and infomational text by identifying author's purpose, point of view, effectiveness, and author's use of language / A.4.2 & A.4.4 / 4.1 & 4.2 & 4.3
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of genres / A.4.2 & A.4.3 / 2.1
Demonstrate understanding common text structure such as sequence: time/order, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solutions, definition/example / A.4.2 / 3.2
Distinguish between fantasy/realism
Predict outcomes
Recognize story structure
Determine text organization
Draw conclusions
Categorize and classify
Recognize a main idea, topic and supporting details
Make generalizations
Recognize fact and opinion
Summarize
Evaluate
Study Skills
Utilizing a research process to organize time, information, materials, and communicate findings in a variety of formats
Follow directions appropriate to task and level
Demonstrate skills to prepare for and take tests (I.e. format and strategies)
Use a dictionary/glossary
Use the library
Use multimedia resources
Read/use graphic aids, including charts, tables, graphs, schedules,
time lines, diagrams, maps, calendars
Follow directions
Locate/use parts of a book
Use print references
Take notes
Use electronic resources
Follow directions, oral and written
3rd Grade Level Expectations: By the end of 3rd grade we expect students to: / Content/Performance
Standards / Assessment Frameworks
Write to Communicate
Choose own topics for writing within a variety of modes (descriptive, narrative, informational, poetry, etc.) for many audiences and purposes / B.4.1
Write daily for no less than 30 minutes / B.4.1
Write with personal voice and style / B.4.1
Make analogies
Write a story
Write insructions/directions
Write a research report
Use persuasive writing
Expository writing
Writing Process
Plan, revise, edit and publish a minimum of 3 clear and effective writing pieces per quarter / B.4.2
Explain reasons for revisions in a conference with a teacher / B.4.2
Write a constructed response to a question / B.4.2
Respond to a timed writing prompt / B.4.2
Uses writing across the curriculum as a learning tool (I.e describes solutions to math problems, write about science observations, etc.) / B.4.1
Conventions
Understand and effectively use the parts of speech within the context of student writing / B.4.3
Understand and effectively use punctuation, capitalization and usage within the context of student writing / B.4.3
Spell frequently used words correctly within student writing / B.4.3
Punctuation
Capitalization
Complete sentences
Types of sentences
Subjects and predicates
Nouns
Plurals
Possessives
Verbs
Present, past, and future tense
Subject-verb agreement
Irregular verbs
Adjectives
Comparisons
Pronouns
Adverbs
Capitalization/punctuate
Use complete sentences
Spell accurately
Use correct grammar and usage
Use exact words
Traits of Writing
Word Choice
Conventions
Sentence fluency
3rd Grade Level Expectations: By the end of 3rd grade we expect students to do / Content/Performance
Standards / Assessment Frameworks
Gives and receives information (I.e. asking and responding to questions, retelling, paraphrasing, summarizing a short passage in one sentence, and following directions with minimal guidance) / C.4.1
Participates effectively in grade level discussion / C.4.3
Demonstrates enjoyment of language through language play (I.e. plays, poetry, readers theater, choral reading, dialect) / C.4.1
Demostrates etiquette by listening attentively and responding appropriately / C.4.2