Lindop School
Third Grade Accomplishments - Student Literacy Expectations

1. Word Analysis and Vocabulary
   • Uses word analysis (root words, inflections, affixes) to identify words.
   • Uses context clues, word patterns, and structural analysis to recognize new words in age-appropriate material.
   • Uses a variety of resources to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words (dictionary, glossary, thesaurus).
   • Develops increasing sight vocabulary.
   • Infers word meaning from taught roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
   
   
2. Reading Comprehension and Fluency
   • Reads age-appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy, expression, and intonation.
   • Makes predictions about text events before and during reading and confirms or modifies predictions after reading.
   • Summarizes major points from fiction and nonfiction texts.
   • Uses information from simple tables, maps, charts, to increase comprehension.
   • Checks and clarifies for understanding (e.g. reread, read ahead, use visual and context clues) during reading.
   • Asks how, why, and what if questions in interpreting nonfiction texts.
   • Distinguishes cause and effect, fact and opinion, main idea and supporting details in interpreting nonfiction texts.
   • Reads longer fictional selections and chapter books independently.
   
   
3. Writing and Spelling
   • Constructs complete sentences to express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
   • Develops well-organized paragraph(s) using proper form (e.g. topic sentence, supporting details, summary / conclusion sentence).
   • Uses standard written English, including appropriate capitalization, punctuation, and subject/verb agreement.
   • Writes for a variety of purposes, including narrative, expository, and persuasive structures.
   • With guidance, uses all stages of the writing process (e.g. prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to develop paragraph(s) with focus, organization, elaboration, and integration.
   • Presents and discusses own writing with other students.
   • Responds helpfully to other students’ compositions.
   • Produces a variety of written work in a variety of formats, including multimedia forms.
   • Uses a range of vocabulary words to describe events, feelings, and objects.
   • Correctly spells previously studied words and spelling patterns in own writing.
   • Uses knowledge of letter-sound relationships to spell unfamiliar words.
   
   
4. Listening and Speaking
   • Listens actively and attentively in whole class and small group activities, demonstrated by body language, eye contact, and controlled responses.
   • Participates actively in class discussions by adding related personal experiences and relevant information.
   • Formulates relevant and focused questions.
   • Demonstrates respect for other participants and their ideas.
   • Speaks in a clear audible voice.
   • Uses appropriate grammar, word choice, and pacing.

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