Reading
End of Year Goals
Goals
- Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words
- Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words
- Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes
- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate an understanding of fiction and nonfiction text
- Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
- Describe the overall structure of a story
- Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story
- Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text
- Know and use various text features (e.g. captions, bold print, subheadings) to locate key facts
- Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary
- Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
Learning Resources
Learning Tools
Additional Resources
Information on Third Grade Reading Law
