Language Arts Standards Grade 3

8/3/2019 Language Arts Standards Grade 3

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What our students should know by the end of 3rd grade in:

Reading

Writing

ListeningSpeaking


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Reading - Word AnalysisI can read words with many syllables.

R 1.2

I can read grade level material fluently, with

expression.R 1.3

I can use antonyms (opposites), synonyms(words that mean the same), homophones

(words that sound alike but have different

meanings), homographs (words that look alike

but are pronounced differently and mean

different things ) to help find the meaning of

words.R 1.4

I can use specific words and explain how they

relate (dog/mammal).R 1.5

I can use context clues within sentences tofigure out new words.R 1.6

I use prefixes and suffixes to find the meaning

of new words.R 1.8


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ReadingComprehensionI can find information using a title, table ofcontents, chapter headings, glossaries, and

indexes.R 2.1

I can ask and answer questions using things

I already know, knowledge I learned or

inferred from the story.R 2.2

I can find answers in the text.R 2.3

I can make and modify good predictions

based on information from the text andrecall major parts of the text.

R 2.4

I can tell the main idea and details from

nonfiction text.R 2.5

I can locate information in stories including

problems and solutions.R 2.6

I can follow written direction with several

steps.

R 2.7


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Literary Response & Analysis

I understand basic story plots from stories

around the world in fairy tales, myths and

folktales.R 3.2

I can understand what the characters arelike by how the author writes about them.

R 3.3


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Writing StrategiesI can write a paragraph with a topic sen-

tence and details.W 1.1

I write legibly in cursive with correct

margins and spacing.W 1.2

I know how to use reference materials

(dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia).W 1.3

I can revise and improve my writing using

a rubric.W 1.4

I can write a story about myself with action,

plot details, and a reason for the importance

of the narrative.W 2.1

I can write detailed descriptions of people,

places, things, or experiences.W 2.2

I can use proper form when writing formal

and informal letters, thank-you notes, and in-

vitations. These letter will create a clear pur-pose and understanding of the audience.W 2.3

Writing Applications


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English ConventionsI can write and speak using complete

declarative, interrogative, imperative,and exclamatory sentences.

LC 1.1

I can use and identify subjects and verbs

correctly in my speaking and writing.

LC 1.4

I can punctuate dates, cities and states,

and book titles correctly.LC 1.5

I use commas in dates, between cities,

and states, addresses, and words listedin a series.

LC 1.6

I use capitals for places, holidays,

historical periods, and special events

correctly.LC 1.7

I can spell one-syllable words with blends,

contractions, compounds, special endings,

and homophones.LC 1.8

I can put words in alphabetical order.LC 1.9


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Listening

I can retell and explain what a speaker has said.1.1

I share personal experiences and ideas that relateto a speaker.1.2

I can answer questions by telling more information.1.3

SpeakingI can organize ideas in order around a main idea.1.5

I use details about a main idea, using a beginning,middle, and an end.1.6

I use clear, specific vocabulary when communicatingideas.1.7

I can use props to enhance oral presentations.1.8

I can read prose and poetry aloud with appropriatefluency, rhythm, pace.1.9

I can compare ideas and points of view from the

news.1.10

I can tell the difference between a speakers opinionsand facts.1.11

I can make a short narrative oral presentation.2.1

I can plan and present experiences, stories, poems, or

plays with appropriate speaking skills.2.2

I can present an oral description of people, places,things, or experience, using sensory details.2.3


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How you can help your child at home withreading and writing.

Use reading opportunities to help your child develop fluency.

Listen to your child read books that he/she has brought home from

school. Be patient as your child practices reading. Let him/her

know that you are proud of his/her reading.

Ask children who are not very fluent readers (that is, they read

slowly and make lots of mistakes) to reread a few sentences or a

paragraph a few times, offer help when needed, and praise theirsuccesses.

Encourage your child to write often (for example, letters and thank-

you notes to relatives and friends, simple stories, diary or family

journal entries, e-mails, and items for the grocery list).

Help your child learn the correct spelling of words.

Talk about new words that your child has read or heard. Ask him/

her to make up sentences with the new words or use the words inother situations. Help your child become aware of prefixes, suffixes, and root

words. Point them out in books you are reading together or in print

materials around the house.

Show your child how to use contextthe sentences, words, and

pictures around an unfamiliar wordto figure out the words

meaning.

Stop occasionally as you read a book with your child to talk to him/her about the meaning of the book. Help him/her relate the experi-ences or events in the book to experiences or events in his/her life

or to other books you have read together.

Encourage your child to ask questions. Ask him/her to tell in his

own words what the book was about.

Revised July2011

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