Reading Standards:
Below are a list of 20 standards that are required for third graders to master over the course of the third grade year. Throughout the year we will be introducing, learning, re-learning, and practicing these skills through small group instruction, whole group instruction, independent work, and reading centers in order to master them by the end of the year. You will notice that there is a standard for Literary (RL) and Informational (RI) for each of the 10 standards, totally a grand total of 20 standards in all. Because there are standards for both, both literary and informational texts will be used throughout the year.
RL-- Reading LiteraryELACC3RL1:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. ELACC3RL2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. ELACC3RL3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. ELACC3RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language. ELACC3RL5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. ELACC3RL6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. ELACC3RL7: Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). ELACC3RL8: (Not applicable to literature) ELACC3RL9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). |
RI--Reading InformationalELACC3RI1:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. ELACC3RI2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea ELACC3RI3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. ELACC3RI4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area. ELACC3RI5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic quickly and efficiently. ELACC3RI6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text. ELACC3RI7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). ELACC3RI8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). ELACC3RI9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. ELACC3RI10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. |
All About BAS:
BAS---Benchmark Assessment System is an instructional reading assessment that allows educators to gain valuable information of each individual reading student. This data is then used to drive instruction in reading classes, which allows the curriculum to match up directly with the students needs, weaknesses, and strengths. Basically, the student reads aloud specifically designed and leveled books while the teacher makes specific notes about the students reading. Then, the student is asked comprehension questions that range in depth and complexity.
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