ELA 3rd Grade Foundational Skills

Decode increasingly difficult multisyllable words by identifying syllable patterns (e.g., transportation)

Read grade-level irregularly spelled sight words automatically (e.g., certain, notice)

Decode words with common Latin suffixes, such as the -or in elevator or - ment in government, and identify the meanings of the words

Identify the meanings of grade-level appropriate affixes (e.g., dis-, non-, re-, un-, and -ful, -ly, -ness) and infer how they affect the meanings of words

Identify purpose for reading (e.g., for enjoyment, to answer a question, to learn about a subject) and comprehend on-level texts demonstrated by talking about interesting characters or surprising events, writing an answer to the question, or summarizing what was learned

Read on-level texts aloud at the estimated oral reading fluency (ORF) to meet third-grade benchmarks

Read on-level texts aloud smoothly with expression (e.g., using appropriate expression to indicate punctuation, such as periods, question marks, and exclamation points)

Confirm or correct understanding of a word or a larger text by using context clues, including both words and text structures, by using phonics, particularly understanding of word morphology, and by slowing reading pace and/or rereading