Virginia Beach Standards and Objectives for English/Language Arts

Grade 3
*An asterisk indicates objectives that are to be taught and formatively assessed; however, they
are not reported in Synergy.
ORAL LANGUAGE
ELA.3.1
The student will use effective communication skills in group activities.
(SOL 3.1)
ELA.3.1.1 Communicate effectively during discussions and group settings.
ELA.3.1.1a Listen attentively by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking
questions, and summarizing what is said.
ELA.3.1.1b Ask and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
ELA.3.1.1c Explain what has been learned.
ELA.3.1.1d Use language appropriate for context.
ELA.3.1.1e Increase listening and speaking vocabularies.
ELA.3.2
ELA.3.2.1
ELA.3.2.2

The student will present brief oral reports using visual media. (SOL 3.2)
Speak clearly, using appropriate volume, pitch, and rate.
Determine appropriate content for audience.
ELA.3.2.2a Organize ideas sequentially or around major points of information.
ELA.3.2.2b Use contextually appropriate language and specific vocabulary to
communicate ideas.

READING AND RESPONDING TO LITERATURE

ELA.3.3
The student will apply word analysis skills when reading. (SOL 3.3)
ELA.3.3.1 Use knowledge of regular and irregular vowel patterns.
ELA.3.3.2 Decode regular multisyllabic words.
ELA.3.4
ELA.3.4.1
ELA.3.4.2
ELA.3.4.3
ELA.3.4.4

ELA.3.4.5
ELA.3.4.6

The student will apply knowledge of word study to expand vocabulary when
reading. (SOL 3.4)
Use knowledge of homophones.
Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms.
Apply meaning clues, language structure, and phonetic strategies.
Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words.
ELA.3.4.4a Discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary by listening and
reading a variety of texts.
Use vocabulary from other content areas.
Use word reference resources including the glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus.

ELA.3.5

The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts and
poetry. (SOL 3.5; SOL 3.12)
ELA.3.5.1 Set a purpose for reading.
ELA.3.5.2 Read with fluency and accuracy.
ELA.3.5.3 Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process.
ELA.3.5.4 Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
*ELA.3.5.5 Visualize information in text.
ELA.3.5.6 Ask and answer questions about what is read.
ELA.3.5.7 Make connections between previous experiences and reading selections.
ELA.3.5.8 Draw conclusions and make inferences about text.
ELA.3.5.9 Explain the authors purpose.
ELA.3.5.9a Differentiate between fiction and nonfiction.
ELA.3.5.10 Identify the problem and solution.
ELA.3.5.11 Identify the main idea or theme and the major events and details that support the
main idea or theme.
ELA.3.5.12 Describe character development and compare and contrast settings, characters, and
events.
ELA.3.5.13 Summarize a story, using signal words for sequencing and focusing on story
elements: setting, central goal or conflict, important characters and events.
*ELA.3.5.14Use available technology for reading.
ELA.3.6

The student will continue to read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction

texts. (SOL 3.6; SOL 3.12)
ELA.3.6.1 Read with fluency and accuracy.
ELA.3.6.2 Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process.
ELA.3.6.3 Explain the authors purpose.
ELA.3.6.3a Compare and contrast the characteristics of biographies and
autobiographies.
ELA.3.6.4 Preview and use text features and apply understanding of text structure.
ELA.3.6.5 Ask and answer questions about what is read.
ELA.3.6.6 Draw conclusions and make inferences based on text.
ELA.3.6.7 Summarize a nonfiction reading selection, using important details. (SOL 3.6f)
ELA.3.6.8 Identify the main idea and supporting details.
ELA.3.6.9 Identify new information gained from reading.
ELA.3.6.10 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
ELA.3.6.11 Determine important information to support main idea, opinions, and conclusions.
ELA.3.6.11a Distinguish between fact and opinion.
*ELA.3.6.12Use available technology for reading.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ELA.3.7
The student will write for a variety of purposes, including to inform, to explain,
to describe, to defend an opinion, and to tell about a personal experience.
(SOL 3.9; SOL 3.12)
ELA.3.7.1 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are
appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1)
ELA.3.7.1a Identify the intended audience.
ELA.3.7.1b Use prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas.
ELA.3.7.1c Write a clear topic sentence focusing on the main idea.
ELA.3.7.1d Write a paragraph on the same topic.
ELA.3.7.1e Include details that elaborate the main idea.
ELA.3.7.1f Use strategies for organization of information and elaboration
according to the type of writing.
ELA.3.7.2 Revise writing for clarity of content using specific vocabulary and information.
*ELA.3.7.3 Use available technology for writing.
ELA.3.8

The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling. (SOL 3.8; SOL 3.10; SOL 3.12)
ELA.3.8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and
mechanics.
ELA.3.8.1a Use transition words to vary sentence structure.
ELA.3.8.1b Use the word I in compound subjects.
ELA.3.8.1c Use past and present verb tense.
ELA.3.8.1d Use simple abbreviations.
ELA.3.8.1e Use apostrophes in contractions with pronouns and in possessives.
ELA.3.8.1f Use the articles a, an, and the correctly.
ELA.3.8.1g Use commas in a simple series.
ELA.3.8.1h Use singular possessives.
ELA.3.8.1i Use correct spelling for frequently used sight words, including
irregular plurals.
ELA.3.8.1j Correctly capitalize beginnings of sentences, proper nouns, and the
pronoun I.
ELA.3.8.1k Use complete sentences.
*ELA.3.8.2 Write legibly in cursive.
*ELA.3.8.3 Use available technology for editing, as appropriate.
ELA.3.9
ELA.3.9.1

The student will use an inquiry process to write a short report.

(SOL 3.7; SOL 3.11)
Construct questions about the topic.

ELA.3.9.2
ELA.3.9.3
ELA.3.9.4
ELA.3.9.5

Identify appropriate resources.

Comprehend and use information from encyclopedias and other reference books,
including online reference materials.
Comprehend and use information from table of contents, indices, and charts (print
and electronic).
Collect and organize information about the topic into a short report.
ELA.3.9.5a Understand the difference between plagiarism and using own words.