3rd Marking Period Reading Standards Third Grade
1. Develop abilities in reading.
A. Higher thinking (analyze, evaluate, classify, predict, decide, generalize, solve, relate, interpret, simplify, summarize).
B. Communications (present, persuade, collaborate, explain, recommend).
C. Goal setting/attainment (brainstorm, envision, research, plan, organize, persist).
2. Read, write, speak, observe, and listen to express, explore, and learn about ideas.
A. Read and enjoy literature (e.g. realistic fiction, fantasy, fables, nonfiction).
B. Conduct and present research (locate/observe/gather information, analyze a situation, draw a conclusion, predict an outcome, defend a position, create a model, explain a process).
C. Use mass media (e.g. newspapers, magazines, radio, television, movies, Internet).
D. Follow spoken and written multi-step directions.
E. Demonstrate social courtesies for listening (e.g. pay attention, no distractions, look at speaker, respond to speaker).
F. Demonstrate appropriate speaking behaviors (e.g. stand straight, face group, keep feet still, make eye contact, enunciate clearly, correct volume).
3. Develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read and understand texts.
A. Apply word recognition strategies (e.g. phonetic principles, context clues, and structural analysis) to determine pronunciations and meanings of words in passages.(RD-EP-1.0.1 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1, EL-P-FF-S-4]
B. Identify and infer the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, compound words, homonyms/homophones/homographs (3rd MP), and differences in meaning to assist comprehension. (RD-EP-1.0.2 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1, EL-P-FF-S-4]
C. Identify words with multiple meanings and infer the correct meaning as to how the word is used. (e.g. nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives (3rd MP), and participles) (RD-EP-1.0.3 DOK 2)
[EL-P-FF-S-4]
D. Analyze syllables and parts of words (e.g. prefixes, suffixes, and base/root words) to infer the meanings and; apply the meanings of common prefixes and suffixes to comprehend unfamiliar words. (RD-EP-1.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1, EL-P-FF-S-4]
F. Formulate questions to guide reading (before, during, and after). (RD-EP-1.0.6) [EL-P-FF-S-1,
EL-P-IT-S-11]
G. Read high-frequency/grade-appropriate words with automaticity in connected text. [EL-P-FF-S-3]
H. Divide and read single and multi-syllabic words using knowledge of sounds, word structure, syllable types, and word patterns. [EL-P-FF-S-1]
I. Read grade-appropriate material – orally and silently – with accuracy and fluency. [EL-P-FF-S-1,
EL-P-FF-S-3]
J. Describe words in terms of categories (e.g. water is a liquid), functions (e.g. water is for drinking), or features (e.g. water flows). [EL-P-FF-S-4]
K. Apply context and self-correction strategies while reading. [EL-P-FF-S-2]
4. Use appropriate reading strategies to make sense of a variety of print and non-print texts (literary,
informational, practical/workplace, persuasive).
A. Identify and describe characteristics of different types of literary texts. (e.g. fiction, non-fiction, legend, fable, fantasy, memoir, magazine articles, poetry, plays, and stories) (RD-EP-2.0.1)
[EL-P-DIU-S-4, EL-P-DIU-S-7, EL-P-IT-S-1]
B. Identify and describe characters, plot, setting, and problem/solution (3rd MP) of a passage.
(RD- EP-2.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-P-DIU-S-7, EL-P-IT-S-9]
C. Explain a character’s or speaker’s actions based on a passage. (RD-EP-3.0.1 DOK 3) [EL-P-IT-S-9]
D. Locate and evaluate titles, key ideas, information, main ideas, and details that support them. (e.g. in compound or incomplete sentences or sentence construction containing prepositions, compound subjects, objects or subordinate clauses) (RD-EP-2.0.3 & 3.0.4 DOK 3) [EL-P-IT-S-6, EL-P-IT-S-10, EL-P-DIU-S-8, EL-P-IT-S-7]
3rd Marking Period Reading Standards Third Grade
E. Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary (words and terms specific to understanding the content). (RD-EP-2.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-P-DIU-S-5]
F. Make inferences (3rd MP), draw conclusions and evaluate predictions based on what is read.
(RD-EP-2.0.7 DOK 3) [EL-P-DIU-S-1, EL-P-DIU-S-6, EL-P-IT-S-1, EL-P-RRT-S-1, EL-P-DCS-S-1]
G. Use text references to explain author’s purpose, opinion, comparison, and argument.
(RD-EP-3.0.3 & 3.0.7) [EL-P-IT-S-3, EL-P-IT-S-10]
I. Identify and explain the organizational pattern used (e.g. sequence, cause and effect (3rd MP), compare/contrast) (Venn diagram) to understand a passage. (RD-EP-5.0.4)[EL-P-DIU-S-2, EL-P-DCS-S-3, EL-P-IT-S-2]
K Analyze or infer the conflict in a passage and explain the resolution. (rising action and climax)
(RD-EP-3.0.2) [EL-P-IT-S-9]
L. Identify fact or opinion from a passage. (RD-EP-3.0.5 & 3.0.6 DOK 2) [EL-P-IT-S-10]
M. Summarize/paraphrase a variety of reading passages by selecting the main ideas, main events, or
key points. [EL-P-DIU-S-8]
N. Use information from text to accomplish a specific task, follow directions, or answer questions.
[EL-P-DIU-S-8]
O. Complete an analogy found in informational texts.
P. Evaluate information supplied in text to determine the most likely cause for a given effect.
(e.g. real life) [EL-P-DIU-S-3]
Q. Self select texts based on personal interests. [EL-P-RRT-S-2]
5. Interpret text and make connections to develop a more complete understanding of what is read.
A. Identify text features (e.g. pictures, lists, charts, graphs, table of contents, indexes, glossaries, captions, headings, schedules, and guide words (3rd MP) to answer questions about a passage.
(RD-EP-5.0.3 DOK 2) [EL-P-DCS-S-1, EL-P-DIU-S-1, EL-P-DIU-S-8, EL-P-DCS-S-2, EL-P-RRT-S-1]
B. Analyze commonly used persuasive techniques (emotional appeal and testimonial) used in a passage to establish validity. (RD-EP-3.0.9) [EL-P-IT-S-10]
C. Identify informative or persuasive passages. (RD-EP-3.0.8) [EL-P-IT-S-10]
D. Use prior knowledge and connect information from a passage to students’ lives
(text-to-self), other texts (text-to-text - e.g. novel, short story, song, film, website, etc.), and
real world issues (text-to-world). (RD-EP-4.0.1) [EL-P-DIU-S-1, EL-P-RRT-S-3,
EL-P-DCS-S-1]
E. Evaluate what is read based on the author’s word choice, content, and use of literary
elements. (e.g. characterization, plot, setting, theme, point of view, emotions, mood, rhyme, and idioms) (RD-EP-5.0.1) [EL-P-IT-S-4, EL-P-DCS-S-4]
F. Identify literary devices such as foreshadowing, imagery, and infer the meaning of figurative language (similes and personification). (RD-EP-5.0.2) [EL-P-DIU-S-1, EL-P-IT-S-9]
I. Record and organize ideas found within texts to show understanding. (e.g. charting,
mapping) [EL-P-IT-S-8]
J. Evaluate concepts and relationships in text to determine necessary information and
interpret findings. [EL-P-IT-S-12, EL-P-IT-S-13]
K. Evaluate and respond to other classmates’ writing and share personal writing.
(e.g. discussion, role play, and extending the story) [EL-P-RRT-S-4, EL-P-RRT-S-5, EL-P-RRT-S-6, EL-P-RRT-S-7]
L. Evaluate books by the same author, and books about the same theme or topic.[EL-P-DCS-S-5]
May 2010