Grade 3 |
1.1 Know and use complex word families when reading (e.g., -ight) to decode unfamiliar words.
1.2 Decode regular multisyllabic words.
1.3 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate
pacing, intonation, and expression.
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Grade 3 |
Vocabulary and Concept Development
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Key Standard
1.4 4 Use knowledge of antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and homographs to determine
the meanings of words.
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1.5 2 Demonstrate knowledge of levels of specificity among grade-appropriate words and explain the importance of these relations (e.g., dog/mammal/animal/living things).
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Key Standard
1.6 4 Use sentence and word context to find the meaning of unknown words.
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1.7 2 Use a dictionary to learn the meaning and other features of unknown words.
Key Standard
1.8 4 Use knowledge of prefixes (e.g., un-, re-, pre-, bi-, mis-, dis-) and suffixes
(e.g., -er, -est, -ful) to determine the meaning of words.
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Grade 3 |
Reading Comprehension
Blueprints 15 23%
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2.1 2 Use titles, tables of contents, chapter headings, glossaries, and indexes to locat
information in text.
2.2 2 Ask questions and support answers by connecting prior knowledge with literal information found in, and inferred from the text.
2.3.2 Demonstrate comprehension by identifying answers in the text.
2.4.2 Recall major points in the test and make modify predictions about forthcoming information.
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2.5.2 Distinguish the main idea and supporting detail in expository text.
2.6.3 Extract appropriate and significant information from the text, including problems and solutions.
2.7.2 Follow simple multiple step written instructions (e.g., how to assemble a product or play a board game.)
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Grade 3 |
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blueprint 16%
3.1 1 Identify the forms of fiction and describe the major characteristics of each form.
3.2 2 Analyze the effect of the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition
or laziness) on the plot and the resolution of the conflict.
3.31 Analyze the influence of setting on the problem and its resolution.
3.4 3 Define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative
language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.
3.5 1 Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first- and third-person narration
(e.g., autobiography compared with biography).
3.6 1 Identify and analyze features of themes conveyed through characters, actions, and images.
3.7 2 Explain the effects of common literary devices (e.g., symbolism, imagery, metaphor) in a
variety of fictional and nonfictional texts.
3.8 1 Critique the credibility of characterization and the degree to which a plot is contrived or
realistic (e.g., compare use of fact and fantasy in historical fiction).
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Word Wheels 2 
