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English Language Development — Grade 3

Goal 3. Reading — Superior

Goal 3. Reading

The learner will comprehend written English in personal, social, and academic contexts from print and non-print materials.

Level: Superior

Students will interpret conversational and academic expressions of grade-level concepts when spoken at a normal speed with no difficulties. Learning objectives focus on responding appropriately to conversational and academic expressions spoken at normal speed with no difficulty, retelling and narrating in detail, making presentations using grade-level vocabulary, speaking English with correct grammar and intonation with few errors, reading silently or aloud with fluency, using features of text to demonstrate comprehension, and following two-step and three-step directions.

Objective SU 3.01
Read most high frequency and many irregularly spelled words accurately in grade level text independently.
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Objective SU 3.02
Identify and interpret elements of fiction and non-fiction independently by referencing grade-level text (e.g., plot, conflict, sequence, lesson/message, resolution, details, main idea).
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Objective SU 3.03
Apply numerous strategies to comprehend reading of grade level text independently (e.g., mapping, predicting, using prior knowledge, cuing systems).
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Objective SU 3.04
Distinguish between fact/opinion, inference, and cause/effect in grade-level text independently.
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Objective SU 3.05
Use features of text to demonstrate comprehension of expository text independently (e.g., bold face, italics, headings).
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Objective SU 3.06
Use grade-level text, including literary, expository, informational, and real life applications, for a variety of purposes.
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Objective SU 3.07
Read silently or aloud from self-selected text with fluency and in a manner that sounds like natural speech.
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