Your Child's Communication: Third Grade

By the end of third grade your child should be able to do the following:

Listening

§  Listen attentively in group situations

§  Understand grade-level material

Speaking

§  Speak clearly with an appropriate voice

§  Ask and respond to questions

§  Participate in conversations and group discussions

§  Use subject-related vocabulary

§  Stay on topic, use appropriate eye contact, and take turns in conversation

§  Summarize a story accurately

§  Explain what has been learned

Reading

§  Demonstrate full mastery of basic phonics

§  Use word analysis skills when reading

§  Use clues from language content and structure to help understand what is read

§  Predict and justify what will happen next in stories and compare and contrast stories

§  Ask and answer questions regarding reading material

§  Use acquired information to learn about new topics

§  Read grade-level books fluently (fiction and nonfiction)

§  Reread and correct errors when necessary

Writing

§  Plan, organize, revise, and edit

§  Include details in writing

§  Write stories, letters, simple explanations, and brief reports

§  Spell simple words correctly, correct most spelling independently, and use a dictionary to correct spelling

§  Write clearly in cursive