Third Grade English Language Arts

*Instructional Focus*	*Assessment Tools*
Making connections to text to extend literal and inferential meaning.	Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics
Selecting and reading books for extended periods of time across a variety of genres in text levels N, O, and P and beyond.	AAPS Reading Rubrics
Responding to text orally and in writing using language that demonstrates literal, inferential, and critical understanding.	Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics
Learn and use effective word solving strategies	Ann Arbor Benchmark Assessments, AAPS Reading Rubrics
Uses a variety of research tools and techniques including online and web-based sources.	AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
Incorporates research in information writing.	AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics
Correctly spells words used often in reading and writing using a variety of strategies.	AAPS Writing Rubrics, Specific Genre Study Rubrics

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