| Third Grade | Reading Course Map |
| August | Decoding/Fluency; Main Idea/Supporting Details;
Summarizing/Sequencing
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| September | Word Meaning (Antonym, Synonym, Multiple Meaning,
Homophone, Homographs) Root Words, Prefixes (un, re, dis, in), Suffixes (tion, ous, ly, less) Literary Elements (setting, characters, and events with evidence to support answers) |
| October | Context Clues/Vocabulary; Fact/Opinion (infer adn recall
both and form and defend an opinion); Recall implied and explicit facts
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| November | Summarize/Sequence
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| December | Author's Study/Purpose
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| January | Inferences and Predictions
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| February | Cause and Effect; Draw Conclusion Graphic Interpretations (illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, graphic organizers) |
| March | Review Concepts
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| April | Review Concepts
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| May | Acceleration for Fourth Grade
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| Ongoing All Year | Identify fairytale, folktale, fable, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and short story |