Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Correlations

English Language Arts

Strand - Reading Standards: Foundational Skills, Grade 3

Phonics and Word Recognition

ELA.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Fluency

ELA.RF.3.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Strand - Language Standards, Grade 3

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.3.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Conventions of Standard English

ELA.L.3.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Knowledge of Language

ELA.L.3.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

ELA.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Strand - Conventions of Standard English, Grade 3

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1b: Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1f: Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1d: Form and use regular and irregular verbs.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1e: Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1h: Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

ELA.L.3.1i: Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2g: Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2f: Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2e: Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2a: Capitalize appropriate words in titles.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2b: Use commas in addresses.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2d: Form and use possessives.

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ELA.L.3.2c: Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

Strand - Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Grade 3

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

ELA.L.3.4a: Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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