Third Grade Links & Standards (ELA)

Great Schools Third Grade Language Arts Milestones

Does your 3rd grader read smoothly like this?

Can your 3rd grader figure out the meaning of new words?

Does your 3rd grader show understanding like this?

Is your 3rd grader building knowledge from reading?

Can your 3rd grader do research for an essay?

Can your 3rd grader write an informational essay?

What does 3rd grade writing look like?

Reading / Comprehension

RL.3.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

How to Ask and Answer Questions

RL.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RL.3.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Main Idea & Details

RL.3.2

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.