Alabama 3rd Grade Reading Standards for Literature
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 3rd Grade Reading Standards for Literature.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RL1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the
text as the basis for the answers.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Identifying Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and retell the main textual details.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
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Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Summarize problems and solutions in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
RL2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and
myths from diverse cultures; determine the
central message, lesson, or moral and explain
how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Identifying Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and retell the main textual details.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Predicting the Main Idea
Scan the text and make predictions about subject, content, and structure.
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Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
Craft and Structure
RL4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from
nonliteral language.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Important Vocabulary
Define words that are important to the main ideas in a text.
RL5
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems
when writing or speaking about a text, using
terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza;
describe how each successive part builds on
earlier sections.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL7
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s
illustrations contribute to what is conveyed
by the words in a story (e.g., create mood,
emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
