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Grade 3 reading and writing skills

The reading, writing and language skills in our grade 3 courses (Reading and Writing), listed against the Common Core ELA standards. This is a comparison, not a claim of alignment: 24 of 42 standards are covered, 15 partly and 3 not covered.

  • 24covered
  • 15partly covered
  • 3not covered

Why some skills are only partly covered: lessons teach the parts of an essay or a story and check them with questions and short typed answers, but children don't write and hand in whole pieces in the app, and speaking and listening with others happens away from the screen.

Reading: Literature RL · 9 standards · 8 covered, 1 partly covered

Reading: Informational Text RI · 10 standards · 9 covered, 1 partly covered

Reading: Foundational Skills RF · 2 standards · 1 covered, 1 partly covered

Writing W · 9 standards · 0 covered, 8 partly covered

Speaking and Listening SL · 6 standards · 0 covered, 4 partly covered

  • SL.3.1
    Not covered

    Take part in collaborative discussions

    Speaking and listening with others happen away from the app.

  • SL.3.2
    Partly covered

    Find the main ideas of a text read aloud or shown in other media

    "Read it to me" reads lessons aloud and children answer questions.

  • SL.3.3
    Not covered

    Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says

  • SL.3.4
    Partly covered

    Report on a topic or tell a story, speaking clearly at a good pace

    Presenting is explained; children don't present in the app.

  • SL.3.5
    Partly covered

    Make audio recordings or add visuals to emphasize facts

    Adding diagrams and images is taught; nothing is recorded in the app.

  • SL.3.6
    Partly covered

    Speak in complete sentences that fit the task and situation

    Spoken versus written English is taught; speaking isn't practiced.

Language L · 6 standards · 6 covered

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