3rd Grade Reading I-Can Statements - Wapsie Valley School District

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Fall 2012. I can... Reading. 1. ask and answer questions to show understanding. 2. identify the theme or main idea. 3. use the appropriate text structure to helpĀ ...
Third Grade Language Arts Essential Skills and Concepts

I can... Reading 1. ask and answer questions to show understanding. 2. identify the theme or main idea. 3. use the appropriate text structure to help me understand. 4. use a variety of comprehension strategies to understand my reading. 5. use text features and parts of the story to talk about and locate information. 6. recognize that my point of view may be different than the text. 7. use the text illustrations to understand the text. 8. compare and contrast two different texts. 9. read and comprehend text at grade level. Foundational Skills 1. decode and define words with common prefixes and suffixes. 2. read mulitsyllable words. 3. read 3rd grade irregularly spelled words. 4. read grade level text with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Writing 1. write 2 or more clear and coherent paragraphs that develop a central idea. 2. plan, revise, and edit pieces of writing. 3. use technology to produce and publish writing. 4. use the research process to produce written projects. 5. write for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Wapsie Valley Community Schools Fall 2012

Third Grade Language Arts Essential Skills and Concepts Continued

Speaking and Listening 1. engage effectively and collaboratively with others. 2. ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail. 3. use appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details when speaking. Language 1. use English grammar to speak and write correctly. 2. demonstrate an understanding of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. 3. determine and figure out the meaning of unknown multiple meaning word and phrases using a variety of strategies. 4. demonstrate understanding of word relationships and their word meanings. 5. acquire and use grade appropriate conversational words and phrases.

Wapsie Valley Community Schools

Fall 2012