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Pennsylvania 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Reading Informational Skills

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1.2 Reading Informational Text

  • Key Ideas and Details Main Idea
    • CC.1.2.3.A Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
  • Key Ideas and Details Text Analysis
    • CC.1.2.3.B Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
    • CC.1.2.3.C Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • Craft and Structure Point of View
    • CC.1.2.3.D Explain the point of view of the author.
  • Craft and Structure Text Structure
    • CC.1.2.3.E Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.
  • Craft and Structure Vocabulary
    • CC.1.2.3.F Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
  • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Diverse Media
    • CC.1.2.3.G Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
  • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Evaluating Arguments
    • CC.1.2.3.H Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.
  • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analysis Across Texts
    • CC.1.2.3.I Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
  • Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • CC.1.2.3.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
    • CC.1.2.3.K Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade level reading and content; choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
  • Range of Reading
    • CC.1.2.3.L Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.