Third Grade reading & writing skills progression
Reading
- Early Literacy
- Concepts of Print
- Spacing
- Early Writing Practice
- Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Reading Fluency
- Identifying Problems and Solutions in Reading
- Identifying Problems and Solutions in Fiction
- Making Predictions in Fiction
- Making Inferences
- Making Inferences in Fiction
- Making Inferences in Nonfiction
- Sequencing Events
- Sequencing in Fiction
- Summarizing
- Summarizing Fiction Texts
- Summarizing Nonfiction Texts
- Comparing and Contrasting
- Comparing and Contrasting in Fiction
- Comparing and Contrasting in Nonfiction
- Comparing and Contrasting Characters
- Identifying the Main Idea
- Identifying the Main Idea in Fiction
- Cause and Effect
- Identifying Cause and Effect in Fiction
- Identifying Cause and Effect in Nonfiction
- Identifying the Author's Purpose
- Author's Purpose in Fiction
- Author's Purpose in Nonfiction
- Using Text Features
- Fiction Text Features
- Nonfiction Text Features
- Making Connections in Reading
- Making Connections in Fiction
- Making Connections in Nonfiction
- Analyzing Story Structure
- Analyzing Character
- Analyzing Point of View
- Themes
- Central Message
- Comprehension Questions
- Fiction Comprehension Questions
- Nonfiction Comprehension Questions
- Text Evidence
- Who What When Where Why Questions
- Fact vs. Opinion
- Reading Genres and Types
- Reading Fiction
- Reading Poems
- Folktales
- Readers Theater
- Reading Non Fiction
Writing
- Writing Process
- Brainstorming
- Prewriting
- Creating a Title
- Revising Writing
- Editing
- Writing Organization and Structure
- Voice in Writing
- Sentence Variety
- Figurative Writing
- Paragraph Structure
- Sequencing
- Persuasive Essay Structure
- Informative Essay Structure
- Narrative Essay Structure
- Writing a Strong Introduction
- Writing a Strong Ending
- Genre Writing
- Fiction Writing
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Creative Writing
- Nonfiction Writing
- Research Writing
- Informational Writing
- Opinion Writing
- Persuasive Writing
- Argument Writing
- Narrative Writing
- Essay Writing
- Response to Literature
- Handwriting
- Cursive Practice
Grammar
- Phonics
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- Vowel Teams
- Long Vowels
- Silent E
- R-Controlled Vowels
- Consonants
- Silent Letters
- Decoding Words
- Syllables
- Multiple Syllable Words
- Word Patterns
- Digraphs
- Consonant Digraphs
- Vowel Digraphs
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Inflectional Endings
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Word Puzzles
- Language and Vocabulary
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes
- Root Words
- Language
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Meaning of Compound Words
- Homophones and Homographs
- Figurative Language
- Onomatopoeia
- Similes
- Idioms
- Metaphors
- Alliteration
- Hyperbole
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Sensory Words
- Identifying Opposites
- Abbreviations
- Transition Words
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Nouns
- Singular Nouns
- Plural Nouns
- Proper Nouns
- Abstract Nouns
- Verbs
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Descriptive Verbs
- Action Verbs
- Helping Verbs
- Linking Verbs
- Irregular Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Phrases
- Pronouns
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Irregular Plural Forms
- Sentence Structure
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Types of Sentences
- Run On Sentences
- Commas
- Commas in a Series
- Commas after an Introductory Phrase
- Ending Punctuation
- Apostrophes
- Apostrophes in Plural Possessive Nouns
- Contractions
- Possessive Pronouns
- Singular Possessives
- Plural Possessives
- Quotations
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Capitalizing Titles
- Alphabetical Order
