3rd Grade Reading Standards
for Parents and Teachers
What
are the 3rd Grade Reading Standards?
The 3rd Grade Reading Standards are concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of 3rd grade. By the end of 3rd grade, students are expected to be able to read independently. This is the year that students begin to transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Students also need strong reading skills to learn other school subjects, such as science, history, writing, and even math.
The 3rd Grade Reading Standards are concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of 3rd grade. By the end of 3rd grade, students are expected to be able to read independently. This is the year that students begin to transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Students also need strong reading skills to learn other school subjects, such as science, history, writing, and even math.
All 3rd
grade students take the 3rd Grade Reading Summative Assessment, which is part of the Mississippi K-3
Assessment Support System (MKAS2), to determine promotion to 4th grade. If your child is reading below grade level at the end of the 3rd grade, you will be informed in writing that your child will not be promoted to the 4th grade unless he/she qualifies for an exemption.
The assessment will measure the following standards:
Key Ideas and Details:
·
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the
answers.
·
Recount stories, including fables, folktales,
and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or
moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
·
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their
traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to
the sequence of events.