110.5(b)(1) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language

The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(1)(A)
listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and make pertinent comments; apply
110.5(b)(1)(B)
follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a series of related sequences of action; apply
110.5(b)(1)(C)
speak coherently about the topic under discussion, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and the conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively; create
110.5(b)(1)(D)
work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules, norms, and protocols; and apply
110.5(b)(1)(E)
develop social communication such as conversing politely in all situations. create

110.5(b)(2) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing

The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary

The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency

The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when reading grade-level text.

110.5(b)(5) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading

The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.

110.5(b)(6) Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(7) Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(8) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements

The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(9) Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres

The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(10) Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(11) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process

The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(12) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres

The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:

110.5(b)(13) Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts

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TEKS Grade 3 ELA

Complete TEKS Standards for Grade 3 ELA