Tennessee Department of Education

English/Language Arts - Third Grade: Learning Expectations

Reading

Learning Expectations:

  1. 1.01 Develop oral language.
  2. 1.02 Develop listening skills.
  3. 1.03 Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print.
  4. 1.04 Develop and maintain phonemic awareness.
  5. 1.05 Develop and use decoding strategies to read unfamiliar words.
  6. 1.06 Read to develop fluency, expression, accuracy and confidence.
  7. 1.07 Develop and extend reading vocabulary.
  8. 1.08 Develop and use pre-reading strategies.
  9. 1.09 Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading.
  10. 1.10 Introduce informational skills to facilitate learning.
  11. 1.11 Develop skills to facilitate reading to learn in a variety of content areas.
  12. 1.12 Read independently for a variety of purposes.
  13. 1.13 Experience various literary genres.
  14. 1.14 Develop and maintain a motivation to read.

Writing

Learning Expectations:

  1. 2.01 Use a variety of pre-writing strategies.
  2. 2.02 Write for a variety of purposes.
  3. 2.03 Show evidence of drafting and revision with written work.
  4. 2.04 Include editing before the completion of finished work.
  5. 2.05 Evaluate own and others' writing.
  6. 2.06 Experience numerous publishing opportunities.
  7. 2.07 Write narrative accounts.
  8. 2.08 Write frequently across content areas.
  9. 2.09 Write expressively using original ideas, reflections, and observations.
  10. 2.10 Write in response to literature.
  11. 2.11 Write in a variety of modes and genres.

Elements of Language

Learning Expectations:

  1. 3.01 Demonstrate knowledge of standard English usage.
  2. 3.02 Demonstrate knowledge of standard English mechanics.
  3. 3.03 Demonstrate knowledge of standard English spelling.
  4. 3.04 Demonstrate knowledge of correct sentence structure.