Third Grade Reading Expectations

4. The student sets goals and evaluates progress to improve reading.

4.1 Assess reading strengths and need for improvement.

4.1.1 Use strategies to monitor reading progress and to overcome reading difficulties with guidance from the teacher.

Apply strategies to monitor reading progress.

• Identify reading strengths and weaknesses with teacher assistance and select targets to work on.
• Track progress in reading achievement with graphs, charts, and checklists.

4.1.2 Set reading goals.

Understand and apply grade level appropriate reading goals.

• Set two reading goals and create a plan to meet those goals with teacher assistance.

4.2 Seek and evaluate feedback to improve reading.

4.2.1 Use grade level content expectations to self-evaluate reading abilities.

Apply knowledge of grade level content expectations to own reading.

• Discuss and identify grade level content expectations met and identify other grade level content expectations to work on.

4.3 Develop interests and share reading experiences.

4.3.1 Select and read favorite authors, subjects, and books and share with others.

Apply knowledge of authors, books to select favorites.

• Develop a list of favorite authors and books and share with others.