Grade 3
3.RF.4c
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
October 1, 20183.L.4c
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
October 1, 20183.RI.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
October 1, 20183.L.4d
Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
October 1, 20183.RI.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
October 1, 20183.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
October 1, 20183.L.5a
Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
October 1, 20183.L.5b
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
October 1, 20183.L.5c
Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
October 1, 20183.L.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
October 1, 20183.RF.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
October 1, 20183.RF.3a
Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
October 1, 2018