Describing the Relationship of Events: Sequencing
Logical Connections
RI.3.3 and 2 more
Prefixes and Suffixes Introduction
Common Prefixes and Suffixes
RF.3.3.a and 1 more
Using Context Clues
Context Clues
RI.3.4 and 1 more
Finding Support for an Author's Point
Find Evidence in the Text
RI.2.8 and 1 more
Using Illustrations to Understand Text
Use Pictures to Understand Words
RI.3.5 and 1 more
Asking & Answering Questions
Asking and Answering Questions
RI.3.1
Introduction to Reading with Fluency
Read with Fluency
RF.3.4.b
Intro to Structure in Stories, Plays, and Poems
Identifying Text Structure
RL.3.5
Intro to Connecting Ideas in Informational Text
Connecting Story Details
RI.3.3
Compare and Contrast Books in a Series
Compare, Contrast Series Books
RL.3.9
Reading Literature - Using Illustrations
Illustrations Support Text
RL.3.7
Reading Literature - Point of View
Point of View
RL.3.6
What is Nonliteral Language?
Literal vs Non-literal Language
RL.3.4
Read and Write Sight Words
Reading Sight Words
RF.3.3.d
Using Illustrations to Understand a Text
Use Pictures to Understand Words
RI.3.7
Asking & Answering Questions About A Text
Asking and Answering Questions
RI.3.1
Recounting Stories and Finding Their Lesson
Determine Message, Lesson, Moral
RL.3.2
Comparing and Contrasting Two Texts on the Same Subject
Compare and Contrast
RI.3.9
Ask and Answer Questions about a Story
Understanding the Text
RL.3.1
Explaining Main Ideas & Key Details
Main Idea and Key Details
RI.3.2
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." Thanks a lot, Shakespeare! Poetry with purpose is one of our favorite topics covered at this stage of development.
Developing readers encounter new milestones in third grade, including the ability to comprehend a variety of literature and text types, make deeper connections while reading, and decode larger and more complex words. This is the final year for foundational reading standards in eSpark and most basic phonics work has been wrapped up at this point. Fluency is taking center stage, as students work with on-level text and continuously challenge themselves to grow. Language and grammar instruction expands to include more tenses, irregular words, abstract words, and complex sentences.
For a more comprehensive look at eSpark's standards-aligned third grade reading teaching resources, check out the breakdown of covered domains and the skills students will be working on here:
Some of the skills students will master in eSpark include:
Reading Literature
Reading Informational
Reading Foundational
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