3rd Grade
Third Grade Expectations:
Reading:
In 3rd grade, students shift from learning to read to reading to learn. They explore more complex texts across genres and work on deeper comprehension skills such as:
- Determining the central message, theme, or purpose of a text.
- Identifying literal and inferential meaning through text evidence.
- Comparing characters, settings, and key events.
- Understanding nonfiction text features and structures.
- Reading with expression, accuracy, and appropriate pacing.
Writing:
Students expand their writing abilities by organizing their thoughts more clearly and supporting their ideas with evidence.
They will:
- Write multi-paragraph narrative, opinion, and informational pieces.
- Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas.
- Strengthen writing through planning, revising, and editing.
- Apply correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling consistently.
- Support opinions and explanations with reasons, facts, and examples.
