GRADE 3 – INTEGRATED CURRICULUM Language Arts Math Science Social Studies The Arts World Languages Grade 3 - Integrated Curriculum Page 1 LANGUAGE ARTS Reading/Literature: The student will apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety of texts. Standard 1: Phonics/Decoding - The student will apply sound-symbol relationships to decode words. 1. Phonetic Analysis - Apply knowledge of phonetic analysis to decode unknown words (e.g., common letter/sound relationships, consonants, blends, digraphs, vowels, and diphthongs). 2. Structural Analysis - Apply knowledge of structural analysis to decode unknown words (e.g., syllabication rules, affixes, root words, compound words, spelling patterns, contractions, final stable syllables). 3. Apply knowledge of sentence structures and semantics in conjunction with phonics and structural analysis to decode unknown words. Standard 2: Vocabulary - The student will develop and expand knowledge of words and word meanings to increase vocabulary. 1. Words in Context - Use context clues (the meaning of the text around the word) to determine the meaning of grade-level appropriate words. 2. Affixes - Use prefixes (for example: un-, pre-, bi-, mis-, dis-, en-, in-, im-, ir-), suffixes (for example: -er, -est, -ful, -ness, -ing, -ish, -less), and roots to determine the meaning of words. 3. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms/Homophones - Determine the meanings of words using knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, homonyms/homophones, and multiple meaning words. 4. Using Resource Materials - Use word reference materials (glossary, dictionary, thesaurus) to determine the meaning and pronunciation of unknown words. Standard 3: Fluency - The student will identify words rapidly so that attention is directed at the meaning of the text. 1. Read regularly in independent-level texts (texts in which no more than 1 in 20 words is difficult for the reader) fluently and accurately,

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