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Standard 3.1 (reading) all students
will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in
written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a
variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of
Grade 3, students will:
E. Reading Strategies (before, during, after reading)
1. Set purpose for reading and check to verify or change predictions
during/after reading.
2. Monitor comprehension and accuracy while reading in context and
self-correct errors.
3. Use pictures and context clues to assist with decoding of new words.
4. Develop and use graphic organizers to build on experiences and extend
learning.
F. Vocabulary and Concept Development
5. Use pictures and context clues to assist with meaning of new words.
G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text
2. Distinguish cause/effect, fact/opinion, and main idea/supporting details
in interpreting texts.
3. Interpret information in graphs, charts, and diagrams.
4. Ask how, why, and what-if questions in interpreting nonfiction texts.
6. Discuss underlying theme or message in interpreting fiction.
7. Summarize major points from fiction and nonfiction texts.
8. Draw conclusions and inferences from texts.
9. Recognize first-person "I" point of view.
10. Compare and contrast story plots, characters, settings, and themes.
11. Participate in creative responses to texts (e.g., dramatizations, oral
presentations).
13. Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction that is appropriately
designed for grade level.
14. Use information and reasoning to examine bases of hypotheses and
opinions.
H. Inquiry and Research
1. Use library classification systems, print or electronic, to locate
information.
2. Draw conclusions from information and data gathered.
Standard
5.5 (characteristics of life)
all students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics,
and basic needs of organisms and will investigate the diversity of life.
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of
Grade 4, students will:
A. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems
1. Identify the roles that organisms may serve in a food chain.
Standard 5.10
(environmental studies) all students will develop an understanding of the
environment as a system of interdependent components affected by human
activity and natural phenomena.
Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of
Grade 4, students will:
A. Natural Systems and Interactions
1. Differentiate between natural resources that are renewable and those that
are not.
B. Human Interactions and Impact
1. Explain how meeting human requirements affects the environment.
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