ELAGSE3RI7: 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).
I can use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) to understand the key events in a text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). I can use information gained from words to understand the key events in a text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). I can identify illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) in a text. I can explain how illustrations provide information. I can answer questions about a text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). I can describe key events in a text.ELAGSE3RI8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
I can describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs using thetext’s structure. I can identify different text structures (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). I can describe the connection between particular sentences in a text. I can describe the connection between particular paragraphs in a text.ELAGSE3RI9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
I can compare and contrast the most important points presented in two texts on the same topic. I can compare and contrast the key details presented in two texts on the same topic. I can identify two texts on the same topic. I can identify important points in a text. I can identify key details in a text. I can identify similarities in the most important points presented in two texts on the same topic. I can identify differences in the most important points presented in two texts on the same topic. I can identify similarities in the key details presented in two texts on the same topic. I can identify differences in the key details presented in two texts on the same topic.ELAGSE3RI10: 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.
I can independently and proficiency read and comprehend 3rd grade level informational texts. I can identify grade-level texts. I can identify texts on my reading level. I can monitor my comprehension of grade-level texts.ELAGSE3RF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes.
b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
c. Decode multi-syllable words.
I can apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills to decode words. I can identify the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes. I can determine if a word contains a prefix or suffix. I can decode words with common Latin suffixes. I can decode words with more than one syllable.ELAGSE3RF4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on
successive readings.
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
I can read 3rd grade level texts accurately and fluently to comprehend. I can identify strategies for monitoring my reading comprehension. I can identify reading strategies to use when I do not understand what I read. I can identify how to read with expression. I can determine the best strategy to use to monitor my understanding of what I read. I can determine a purpose for reading. I can read orally a variety of on-level texts at an appropriate pace and with accuracy. I can read orally a variety of on-level texts with expression. I can use context to self-correct my reading mistakes. I can reread if I do not understand what I read. I can read grade-appropriate words that do not follow spelling rules.