Fluency Students understand basic features of reading. They select and know how to translate letter patterns into spoken language using phonics, syllabication and word parts. Students apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading. Comprehension Students read and understand third grade material. They draw on strategies such as generating and responding to questions, making predictions, and comparing information from several sources.
Students understand the literary terms or elements of theme, plot, setting, and characters.
They identify author's message, sequence, infer and draw conclusions. Process and Strategies Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing considers audience and purpose. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard English, and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined for third grade. Students speak in a manner that guides and informs the listener's understanding of key ideas using appropriate phrasing, pitch, and expression.