3rd Grade Reading
Common Core State Standards for Reading
READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATUARE (RL)
Key Ideas and Details |
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| 03RL01. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. |
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| 03RL02 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. |
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| 03RL03. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. |
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| Craft and Structure |
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| 03RL04. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. |
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| 03RL05. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. |
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| 03RL06. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. |
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| Integration of Knowledge and Ideas. |
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| 03RL07. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). |
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| 03RL08. (Not applicable to literature) |
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| 03RL09. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). |
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| Range of Reading and Complexity of Text. |
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| 03RL10. 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. |
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READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT (RI)
Key Ideas and Details |
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| 03RI01. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. |
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| 03RI02. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. |
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| 03RI03. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. |
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| Craft and Structure |
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| 03RI04. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area. |
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| 03RI05. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. |
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| 03RI06. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text. |
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| Integration of Knowledge and Ideas. |
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| 03RI07. 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). |
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| 03RI08. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). |
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| 03RI09. Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. |
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| Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity. | |
| 03RI10. 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. |
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READING STANDARDS FOR FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (RF)
Phonics and Word Recognition |
Test Questions |
| 03RF03. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. · Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. · Decode words with common Latin suffixes. · Decode multi-syllable words. · Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. |
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| Fluency |
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| 03RF04. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. · Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. · Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression. · Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. |
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