Grade 3 English competencies
Reference of expected learner competencies for planning and assessment.
English
Term 1
68 competenciesThe learners demonstrate expanding vocabulary and understanding of high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; understand and create simple and compound sentences for comprehending, analyzing, creating, and composing texts about regional themes and content-specific topics.
The learners use their expanding vocabulary of high-frequency and content-specific words, and simple and compound sentences to comprehend, create, and compose narrative and informational texts about regional themes and content-specific topics; and read grade level texts with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Identify sight words: Grade 3 level-appropriate
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVCC words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CCVC words (clusters and diphthongs)
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCV words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCCV words
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: regional themes
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Use content-specific words: Science (basic terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: interrogative pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: possessive pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: demonstrative pronouns
Identify the synonyms and antonyms of words.
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify roots of high frequency words (nouns, verbs, and adjectives).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): exclamatory sentences
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify in a compound sentence: the two independent clauses in a compound sentence
Identify in a compound sentence: the joining word in a compound sentence (coordinating conjunction)
Identify in a compound sentence: the doers and the actions in the two clauses
Use correct capitalization and punctuation in compound sentences.
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: description
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: explanation
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 5 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 5 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: description
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: Draw conclusions.
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: regional themes
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural
Express ideas using text types: description
Express ideas using text types: explanation
Term 2
64 competenciesThe learners demonstrate expanding vocabulary and understanding of high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; understand and create simple and compound sentences for comprehending, analyzing, creating, and composing texts about regional themes and content-specific topics.
The learners use their expanding vocabulary of high-frequency and content-specific words, and simple and compound sentences to comprehend, create, and compose narrative and informational texts about regional themes and content-specific topics; and read grade level texts with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Identify sight words: Grade 3 level-appropriate
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCV words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCCV words
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: regional themes
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Use content-specific words: Science (basic terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: demonstrative pronouns
Identify the synonyms and antonyms of words.
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify roots of high frequency words (nouns, verbs, and adjectives).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): exclamatory sentences
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify in a compound sentence: the two independent clauses in a compound sentence
Identify in a compound sentence: the joining word in a compound sentence (coordinating conjunction)
Identify in a compound sentence: the doers and the actions in the two clauses
Use correct capitalization and punctuation in compound sentences.
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: description
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: explanation
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 5 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 5 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: description
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: Draw conclusions.
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: regional themes
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural
Express ideas using text types: description
Express ideas using text types: explanation
Term 3
62 competenciesThe learners demonstrate expanding vocabulary and understanding of high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; understand and create simple and compound sentences for comprehending, analyzing, creating, and composing texts about national themes and content-specific topics.
The learners use their expanding vocabulary of high-frequency and content-specific words, and simple and compound sentences to comprehend, create, and compose narrative and informational texts about national themes and content-specific topics; and read grade level texts with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Identify sight words: Grade 3 level-appropriate
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: national themes
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Use content-specific words: Science (basic terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: demonstrative pronouns
Identify the synonyms and antonyms of words.
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify roots of high frequency words (nouns, verbs, and adjectives).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): exclamatory sentences
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify in a compound sentence: the two independent clauses in a compound sentence
Identify in a compound sentence: the joining word in a compound sentence (coordinating conjunction)
Identify in a compound sentence: the doers and the actions in the two clauses
Use correct capitalization and punctuation in compound sentences.
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: description
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: explanation
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 5 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 5 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: description
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: explanation
Comprehend informational texts: Draw conclusions.
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: national themes
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural
Express ideas using text types: description
Express ideas using text types: explanation