Reading Connecting to Texts: ▶ ▶ Make predictions. ▶ ▶ Retell the beginning, middle, and end of a story, focusing on the char- acters, events, and settings. ▶ ▶ Compare and contrast the events of one story to their own lives and to other stories. ▶ ▶ Recognize sequence and cause and effect. ▶ ▶ Understand the motivations of a character. ▶ ▶ Identify the author’s message or the moral of the story. ▶ ▶ Begin to understand abstract concepts, humor, and complex themes. ▶ ▶ Understand the different perspectives of different characters. Reading With Purpose: ▶ ▶ Pick books that match their own reading level. ▶ ▶ Ask and answer questions about texts. ▶ ▶ Read so that they can find the answer to a specific question. ▶ ▶ Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. ▶ ▶ Identify the main idea and supporting evidence in a text. ▶ ▶ Pull important information from graphs, diagrams, and charts. ▶ ▶ Look for captions, indexes, and sidebars to find information. ▶ ▶ Connect and compare information they read in one book to related information they read in another.
Try This Fold and staple paper to make blank books that your child can use to write and illustrate stories or poetry. Use completed books during read-alouds or add them to the family library.
Writing Writing With Purpose:
▶ ▶ Make informed decisions about what to include in their writing. ▶ ▶ Create a story that flows from one event to another in an order that makes sense. ▶ ▶ Create strong beginnings and conclusions. ▶ ▶ Write pieces that include multiple perspectives. ▶ ▶ Plan and structure writing to support an opinion or argument. ▶ ▶ Use writing to explore and express thoughts and ideas. ▶ ▶ Take notes on other texts, and recall and use that information for evidence in personal writing. ▶ ▶ Use a range of descriptive words and transition words.
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 3
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