ELA-03.F Strand 

(F) Foundations of Literacy Learners will apply foundation reading and writing skills by working with sounds, letters, words, sentences, and texts.

Clusters

• (PC) Print Concepts
  Learners will demonstrate knowledge of books, print, and written language and how they function. 
• (PPA) Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
  Learners will accurately manipulate phonemes (sounds) in the spoken language. 
• (PW) Phonics and Word
  Study Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words 
• (PWS) Phonics and Word Study
  Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words 
• (F) Fluency
  Learners will read with sufficient accuracy, rate, and expression to support comprehension. 
• (FW) Foundations of Writing
  Learners will write complete sentences and paragraphs.

Calculation Method for Strands

Strands are larger groups of related standards. The Strand Grade is a calculation of all the related standards. Click on the standard name below each Strands to access the learning targets and rubrics/ proficiency scales for individual standards within the domain.

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PC) Print Concepts Learners will demonstrate knowledge of books, print, and written language and how they function.

Proficiency Scale

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.01   Recognize the front cover, back cover, author, and illustrator of books. 

• ELA-00.F.02   Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.* 

• ELA-00.F.03   Recognize that sentences have letters, words, spaces between words, capitalization, and ending punctuation. 
• ELA-01.F.03   Identify the distinguishing features of a sentence.

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PPA) Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Learners will accurately manipulate phonemes (sounds) in the spoken language.

Proficiency Scale

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.04   Recognize and produce rhyming words. 

• ELA-00.F.05   Segment parts of spoken words.* 
• ELA-01.F.05   Segment one-syllable spoken words into four or more phonemes.* 

• ELA-00.F.06   Blend parts of spoken words.* 
• ELA-01.F.06   Blend four or more phonemes to produce a spoken word or syllable.* 

• ELA-00.F.07   Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final phonemes in three-phoneme words.* 
• ELA-01.F.07   Manipulate parts of spoken words.*

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PWS) Phonics and Word Study Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words.

Proficiency Scale

Sub-Standards

• (a.) multisyllabic word construction and division
  • open syllables
  • closed syllables
  • complex closed syllables
  • long vowel VCe
  • vowel-r syllables
  • vowel team syllables
  • consonant -le syllables
  • syllable division principles (VC/CV, V/CV, etc.)
• (b.) inflectional endings
• (c.) Latin and Greek roots

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.08   Decode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-01.F.08   Decode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-02.F.08   Decode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-03.F.08   Decode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-04.F.08   Decode words using the combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology in context and out of context:* 
• ELA-05.F.08   Decode words using the combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology in context and out of context:* 

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PWS) Phonics and Word Study Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words.

Proficiency Scale

Sub-Standards

• (a.) vowel teams
• (b.) diphthongs
• (c.) three consonant blends
• (d.) other r-controlled
• (e.) silent letter combinations
• (f.) less common digraphs (e.g., ph (/f/), gh (/f/), ch (/k/ and /sh/))
• (g.) trigraphs
• (h.) schwa
• (i.) common derivational suffixes (e.g., -ly, -able, -ful)
• (j.) irregularly spelled high-frequency words

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.09   Encode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-01.F.09   Encode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-02.F.09   Encode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-03.F.09   Encode words with phoneme-grapheme correspondences:* 
• ELA-04.F.09   Encode words using the combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology in context and out of context:* 
• ELA-05.F.09   Encode words using the combined knowledge of syllabication patterns and morphology in context and out of context:* 

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PWS) Phonics and Word Study Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words.

Proficiency Scale

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.10   Determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words with phonics patterns that have been taught. 
• ELA-01.F.10   Determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words with phonics patterns that have been taught. 
• ELA-02.F.10   Determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words with phonics patterns that have been taught. 
• ELA-03.F.10   Determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of strategies with varying texts. 
• ELA-04.F.10   Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of strategies with varying texts. 
• ELA-05.F.10   Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of strategies with varying texts. 

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (PWS) Phonics and Word Study Learners will decode, encode, and connect meaning to word parts and words.

Proficiency Scale

Sub-Standards

• (a.) Make connections to a word's structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and word orthography to aid learning.

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.11   Orally use new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge. 
• ELA-01.F.11   Use new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary, make connections to previously learned words, and relate new words to background knowledge. 
• ELA-02.F.11   Use new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary, connecting previously learned words and relating new words to background knowledge. 
• ELA-03.F.11   Use new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge. 
• ELA-04.F.11   Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. 
• ELA-05.F.11   Acquire and use grade-level vocabulary, clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in the text, choosing from a range of strategies.

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (F) Fluency Learners will read with sufficient accuracy, rate, and expression to support comprehension.

Proficiency Scale

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.12   Demonstrate fluency through the application of phonemic and phonological skills.* 
• ELA-01.F.12   Read accurately and automatically.* 
• ELA-02.F.12   Read accurately and automatically a variety of second-grade texts with expression, phrasing, purpose, and understanding.* 
• ELA-03.F.12   Read accurately and automatically a variety of third-grade texts with expression, phrasing, purpose, and understanding.* 
• ELA-04.F.12   Read accurately and automatically a variety of fourth-grade texts using expression, phrasing, purpose, and understanding.* 
• ELA-05.F.12   Read accurately and automatically a variety of fifth-grade texts with expression, phrasing, purpose, and understanding.*

3rd Grade (ELA) Targeted Standard     (F) Foundations of Literacy  (FW) Foundations of Writing Learners will write complete sentences and paragraphs.

Proficiency Scale

Progressions

• ELA-00.F.14   Write a simple sentence using subject and predicate, with capital letters, punctuation, and appropriate word spacing. 
• ELA-01.F.14   Write simple sentences using subject and predicate, with capital letters, punctuation, and appropriate word spacing. 
• ELA-02.F.14   Write a paragraph including multiple complete sentences on a topic. * 
• ELA-03.F.14   Write an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a conclusion. 
• ELA-04.F.14   Write an organized paragraph that includes a topic sentence, multiple supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.* 
• ELA-05.F.14   Write multiple organized paragraphs that include a topic sentence, multiple supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.*