(Reading – Foundational Skills) I can read words by using what I know about letters and sounds. . RF.3.3 I can show what I have learned about letters and sounds by figuring out words. . RF.3.3.A I can find and tell the meanings of most common prefixes and suffixes. . RF.3.3.B I can read words with common Latin suffixes. . RF.3.3.C I can read words with more than one syllable. . RF.3.3.D I can read third grade words that aren't spelled the way they sound. I can read and understand books at my level well. . RF.3.4 I can fluently read and understand books at my level well. . RF.3.4.A I can read and understand third grade books. . RF.3.4.B I can read third grade books and poems aloud like a teacher would read them. . RF.3.4.C I can use what I understand from my reading to help me figure out or correct words I am having trouble with. “I Can” Read Fiction (Reading – Literature) I can read, understand and talk about the fiction stories I read. . RL.3.1 I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the stories that I am reading. . RL.3.1 I can find the answers to specific questions within the stories that I read. . RL.3.2 I can remember and retell different kinds of stories from many cultures. . RL.3.2 I can figure out the lessons or morals of the stories that I read and explain that message using details from the story. . RL.3.3 I can describe characters in stories and explain how their actions affect the story. . RL.3.4 I can figure out the meanings of words or groups of words in stories by thinking about how they are used. . RL.3.4 I can tell the difference between literal and nonliteral language when I read. . RL.3.5 I can write and talk about fiction by using the words for the different parts (e.g., chapter, scene, stanza). . RL.3.5 I can describe how new parts of fiction build on the parts that have already happened. . RL.3.6 I can tell the difference between what I think and what the author or characters might think in a story. . RL.3.7 I can explain how the author uses illustrations to help the meaning in a story. . RL.3.9 I can compare and contrast stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. . RL.3.10 I can read and understand third grade stories, plays and poems by myself. “I Can” Read Nonfiction (Reading – Informational Text) I can read, understand and tell about nonfiction. . RI.3.1 I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the information that I am reading. . RI.3.1 I can find the answers to specific questions within informational text that I read. . RI.3.2 I can talk about the most important details in the information I read and how they support the main idea. . RI.3.3 I can describe how some historical events are related. . RI.3.3 I can describe how some scientific ideas are related. . RI.3.3 I can describe how the steps in a set of directions is related. . RI.3.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases in science and social studies texts. . RI.3.5 I can use the parts of a text that stand out to find information quickly. . RI.3.5 I can use search tools on the computer to find information quickly. . RI.3.6 I can tell the difference between what I think and what an author writes in informational texts. . RI.3.7 I can show what I have learned from informational text and illustrations by answering questions about where, when, why and how. . RI.3.8 I can describe how the sentences and paragraphs in informational text are connected and follow a logical order. . RI.3.9 I can compare and contrast the most important ideas and details in two pieces of information about the same topic. . RI.3.10 I can read and understand 3rd grade informational texts by myself.
“I Can” Share & Listen (Speaking and Listening) I can have and understand conversations with all kinds of people. . SL.3.1 I can successfully participate in discussions. . SL.3.1.AI can come to discussions prepared to share my ideas because I have read or studied what I needed to. . SL.3.1.B I can listen, wait to speak until it's my turn and be respectful of others when I am having discussions. . SL.3.1.C I can ask questions to help me understand discussions, stay on topic and to help me to connect my ideas with other people's ideas. . SL.3.1.D I can explain my own thinking and ideas after a discussion. . SL.3.2 I can figure out the main ideas and details of what I see and hear. . SL.3.3 I can ask and answer questions about what a speaker says so that I can talk more about the topic. I can share my ideas and what I have learned. . SL.3.4 I can give a report or share a story or experience with important details to help others understand. . SL.3.4 I can speak clearly and at an appropriate speed when I give a report or share a story or experience. . SL.3.5 I can create engaging recordings of stories or poems to show my fluency in reading. . SL.3.5 I can create visual presentations to help me share facts and details better.. SL.3.6 I can speak in complete sentences to make what I am sharing more clear to others. “I Can” Use Proper English (Writing) I can use proper English when I write and speak. . L.3.1 I can show that I know how to use words correctly when I write and speak. . L.3.1.A I can explain how nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs work in different sentences. . L.3.1.B I can correctly say, write and use all kinds of plural nouns. . L.3.1.C I can use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood, honesty, courage, faith). . L.3.1.D I can correctly say, write and use regular and irregular verbs (action words). . L.3.1.E I can correctly say, write and use different verb tenses (e.g. I walked; I walk; I will walk). . L.3.1.F I can make sure that all of my subjects and verbs go together correctly in the sentences I say and write. . L.3.1.F I can make sure that all of my pronouns and the nouns they refer to go together correctly in the sentences I say and write. . L.3.1.G I can correctly use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs correctly in my speech and writing. . L.3.1.H I can use conjunctions in the correct way in my speech and writing. . L.3.1.I I can say and write simple, compound and complex sentences. . L.3.2 I can show that I know how to write sentences correctly. . L.3.2.A I can use capital letters correctly when I write titles. . L.3.2.B I can use commas correctly in addresses. . L.3.2.C I can use commas and quotation marks correctly when I write dialogue between two people or characters. . L.3.2.D I can use apostrophes appropriately to show possession. . L.3.2.E I can spell commonly used words correctly and add suffixes to them. . L.3.2.F I can use spelling patterns and rules to help me spell new words. . L.3.2.G I can use a dictionary or other resources to check and correct my spelling. I can use what I know about language in different situations. . L.3.3 I can write, speak, read and listen by using what I know about the English language. . L.3.3.A I can choose interesting words and phrases to help others understand my meaning better. . L.3.3.B I can recognize differences between my speaking language and my written language. I can figure out what words mean and use them in different situations. . L.3.4 I can figure out what words mean by using the strategies I know and by thinking about what I have read. . L.3.4.A I can use context clues to help me understand new words. . L.3.4.B I can use prefixes and suffixes that I know to help me understand new words. . L.3.4.C I can use root words I know to help me understand the meanings of new words. . L.3.4.D I can use print and computer dictionaries to help me find the meanings of new words. . L.3.5 I can show that I understand figurative language (e.g. busy as a bee; slow as a snail; you are what you eat). . L.3.5 I can figure out how words are related and how their meanings might be similar. . L.3.5.A I can tell the difference between literal and nonliteral language when I read. . L.3.5.B I can find real-life connections between words and the way they are used (e.g. people who are friendly or helpful). . L.3.5.C I can figure out the small differences in meaning with related words that tell about how people feel or how they are acting (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). . L.3.6 I can use the new words and phrases I have learned in different ways to show that I know what they mean.