Third Grade

Reading and Writing Beliefs and Expectations for Third Grade

Reading Beliefs and Expectations

meet with below grade level group(s) every day
at least 90 minutes of reading per day
instruction for responding to reading through writing using text details for support...lots of practice
use context clues to teach vocabulary
teach word families and common spelling patterns - word work
provide independent reading time daily
read aloud to class frequently
give repeated reading for fluency practice
use graphic organizers
read fiction and nonfiction
guided reading groups should be taking place in each classroom every day
writing about reading frequently
vocabulary study
comprehension strategies taught
finding themes - making connections to life
seeing reading beyond the text
sight words

Writing Beliefs and Expectations

Hour of writing workshop a day
- Whole group mini-lesson
- Small group instruction
- Individual conferences
- Mid-teaching point
- Share
Writing pieces such as: Non-fiction, fiction, persuasive, friendly letter, etc.
Paragraphing - staying on the topic - forming a paragraph
Checklists for kids, goal setting, reflection on goals, setting new goals
Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing, and Share
Varied sentence lengths and writing complete sentences (subject - predicate)
- punctuation (.,!?””)
- grammar
Spelling