Third Grade Reading Expectations

2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.

2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension.

2.1.1 Demonstrates basic comprehension of content of literary, informational, and task-oriented texts such as plays, newspaper articles, and instructions.

Apply comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

• Monitor for meaning by identifying where and why comprehension was lost, and use comprehension repair strategies to regain meaning.
• Generate and answer questions before, during and after reading.
• Draw, write about, or verbally describe the mental imagery that occurs while reading.
• Use teacher-selected graphic organizers to organize information and to comprehend text.

2.1.2 Demonstrate comprehension of the main idea and supporting details; through summarizing in own words using evidence from the text.

Understand and apply knowledge of main ideas and details.

• State the main idea of a passage and give two reasons from the text supporting the choice.

Understand and apply summarizing and paraphrasing in own words using text-based evidence.

• Summarize text using the main idea and key supporting details from the text.

2.1.3 Connect previous experiences and knowledge when reading to understand characters, events, and information.

Understand and apply the use of prior knowledge.

• Make connections between self and characters, events, and information occurring within a text or among multiple texts.

2.1.4 Make inferences and predictions based on the text.

Understand and apply prediction and inference.

• Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features (e.g., topic sentences, key words).
• Use text and prior knowledge to make, confirm, or revise inferences and predictions before, during, and after reading.

2.2 Understand and apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text.

2.2.1 Use time, order, and/or sequence to accurately recall text.

Apply knowledge of sequence.

• Summarize text focusing on main ideas, problems, or events in sequential and chronological order.

2.2.2 Understand organization structures of literary and informational text.

Understand and apply knowledge of simple text organizational structures.

• Recognize and use sentences, paragraphs and chapter structure to organize and locate information.

2.2.3 Understand story elements (plot, characters, setting, point of view, problem, solution).

Understand and apply knowledge of story elements.

• Use knowledge of plot, characters, setting, point of view, problem, and solution to comprehend and respond to a variety of stories.

2.2.4 Locate and use text features (title, heading, table of contents, index, captions, alphabetizing, numbering, glossaries, etc.) to understand text.

Apply knowledge of text features to comprehend text.

• Identify and use grade level appropriate text features (e.g., examples from Text Forms and Features).
• Interpret information from graphs, charts, diagrams, and tables.

2.2.5 Recognize and use features of electronic information such as pull-down menus, key word searches, icons, etc.

Apply knowledge of electronic information features.

• Use icons, pull-down menus, key word searches.

2.3 Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literary and informational text.

2.3.1 Find similarities and differences in stories: understand relationship between parts of a text or between two texts.

Understand and analyze the relationship between and among texts.

• Compare and contrast information from two texts (e.g., facts and details, literary elements, time period, cultures.)
• Recognize and explain cause and effect relationships in text.

2.3.2 Identify literary devices (figurative language and exaggeration).

Understand and apply knowledge of literary devices.

• Create similes, metaphors, alliterative sentences, and use onomatopoeia.

2.3.3 Find, sort, and analyze information for a specific topic or purpose.

Understand how to locate specific information.

• Use alphabetical, numerical, and key word/topic systems to locate information in encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, website, directories, card catalogs.

• Select appropriate resources for locating information on a specific topic or for a specific purpose.

2.4 Think critically and analyze author's use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.

2.4.1 Recognize the validity of what is read.

Understand the difference between fact and opinion.

• Identify facts and opinions.

2.4.2 Analyze author's purpose for and style of writing.

Understand the author's purpose for writing.

• Identify an author's purpose for writing a selection (to inform, to persuade, or to entertain).

Understand that authors have a style of writing.

• Identify simple elements of style (word choice, sentence structure and length, literary devices), with teacher guidance.

2.4.6 Apply information gained from reading to give a response, express insights, and draw conclusions.

Understand how to draw conclusions from text information.

• Draw a simple conclusion from grade level text with teacher guidance.

2.4.7 Make generalizations beyond the text to other texts, ideas, or situations.

Understand how to make generalizations from text.

• Use generalizations to identify common characteristics of literary sub-genres (e.g., fairy tales, fables, tall tales) (see Text Forms and Features).
• Explain how familiar characters in series books react to new situations in similar ways.