10 Expectations Box Tops for Ed. In third grade, students continue to develop strategies to effectively use language. Through the presentation of reports and journal writing, they learn to write and speak for a specific purpose.
Students learn to become strategic readers by identifying the elements of a story.
They read expository material for specific information. Study skills include note taking, the use of reference materials, interpreting graphs and diagrams, and test-taking skills. Vocabulary development continues to include the refinement of phonetic and decoding skills. Students expand their vocabulary by learning strategies for identifying unfamiliar words. Third graders continue to learn and practice the steps of the writing process.