The third grade language arts curriculum will develop literate individuals through a balanced program that includes:
- An engaging and motivating curriculum that grows in complexity throughout the year
- A comprehensive curriculum that includes reading comprehension, accuracy, fluency, vocabulary development, grammar, writing, literary analysis, and research skills
- Assessment based, differentiated instruction to meet the individual needs of students
Our language arts curriculum endeavors to inspire independent reading, critical thinking, and creative writing.
Reading
- Developing comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary strategies for fiction and nonfiction texts
- Provide opportunities to improve reading fluency by further developing the use of appropriate expression, intonation, pacing, and rhythm
- Explore the characteristics of literary genres
- Strengthen the identification of the literary elements: genre, main idea, theme, and author’s purpose
- Reinforce social studies learning through historical fiction book clubs
- Reinforce science learning through non- fiction book clubs
Writing
- Use the writing process to rehearse, draft, revise, edit, publish, and celebrate
- Develop appropriate grammar skills
Research
- Develop skills for accessing information using multimedia resources
- Apply research skills to written and oral presentations using the BIg 6 model
Speaking and Listening
- Reinforce oral fluency and develop an awareness of an audience through multiple opportunities to speak formally and informally
- Demonstrate attentive listening by following multi-step directions and offering positive feedback to a speaker
- Provide opportunities to use appropriate voice and give eye contact during oral presentations