Tennessee 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Foundational Literacy

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3.FL Foundational Literacy

• 3.FL.PWR Phonics and Word Recognition
  • 3.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
    • 3.FL.PWR.3.a Identify and define the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
    • 3.FL.PWR.3.b Decode words with common Latin suffixes, such as -ly, -less, and -ful.
    • 3.FL.PWR.3.c Decode multi-syllable words.
    • 3.FL.PWR.3.d Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
• 3.FL.WC Word Composition
  • 3.FL.WC.4 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
    • 3.FL.WC.4.a Use spelling patterns and generalizations in writing one-, two-, and three-syllable words.
    • 3.FL.WC.4.b Use conventional spelling for high frequency words, including irregular words.
    • 3.FL.WC.4.c Consult reference materials, including a dictionary and thesaurus, as needed to check and correct spellings.
    • 3.FL.WC.4.d Write legibly in manuscript; write all lower and uppercase cursive letters.
• 3.FL.F Fluency
  • 3.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
    • 3.FL.F.5.a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
    • 3.FL.F.5.b Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
    • 3.FL.F.5.c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding of words; reread as necessary.
• 3.FL.SC Sentence Composition
  • 3.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs as used in general and in particular sentences.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.b Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.c Use abstract nouns.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.d Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.e Form and use simple verb tenses.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.g Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs correctly.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.i Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.j Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.k Use commas in addresses.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.l Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.m Form and use possessives.
    • 3.FL.SC.6.n Write a cohesive paragraph with a main idea and detailed structure.
• 3.FL.VA Vocabulary Acquisition
  • 3.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
    • 3.FL.VA.7a.i Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    • 3.FL.VA.7a.ii Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word.
    • 3.FL.VA.7a.iii Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
    • 3.FL.VA.7a.iv Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
  • 3.FL.VA.7b Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
    • 3.FL.VA.7b.i Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.
    • 3.FL.VA.7b.ii Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
    • 3.FL.VA.7b.iii Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty.
  • 3.FL.VA.7c Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and time relationships.