# Grade 3: English language arts

A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 30 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/ia-ela-grade-3

Part of: [Iowa: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/ia-ela.md)

Goal: Iowa academic standards: English language arts, Grade 3

## 1. Language

- [Connecting Ideas in Texts](https://ai.page/c/connecting-ideas-in-texts/index.md): Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify logical connections between sentences and paragraphs
- [Pictures and Text Working Together](https://ai.page/c/pictures-and-text-working-together/index.md): Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear; use pictures to support and extend comprehension
- [Discussing and Questioning New Words](https://ai.page/c/discussing-and-questioning-new-words/index.md): Ask and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known
- [Using New Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/using-new-vocabulary/index.md): Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing
- [Formal and Informal English](https://ai.page/c/formal-and-informal-english/index.md): Recognise and compare formal and informal uses of English, understanding that language choices vary based on audience, purpose and context

## 2. Speaking and Listening

- [Describing Aloud](https://ai.page/c/describing-aloud/index.md): Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured descriptions and explanations
- [Reciting Poetry](https://ai.page/c/reciting-poetry/index.md): Learn poems by heart and recite with appropriate intonation, adding visual displays to descriptions when appropriate, and producing complete sentences in spoken presentations
- [Reporting & Recounting](https://ai.page/c/reporting-and-recounting/index.md): Report on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace
- [Asking Questions](https://ai.page/c/asking-questions/index.md): Ask relevant questions to extend understanding; ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something not understood
- [Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations](https://ai.page/c/summarising-spoken-and-media-presentations/index.md): Summarise a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually, quantitatively, and orally
- [Group discussions](https://ai.page/c/group-discussions/index.md): Participate actively in collaborative conversations staying on topic; continue a conversation through multiple exchanges; maintain attention in discussions

## 3. Writing

- [Writing for an audience](https://ai.page/c/writing-for-an-audience/index.md): Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style and structure throughout
- [Writing to inform](https://ai.page/c/writing-to-inform/index.md): Compose informative or explanatory texts using drawing, dictating, or writing that name a topic and supply some information about it
- [Shared Research Projects](https://ai.page/c/shared-research-projects/index.md): Participate in shared research and writing projects; recall information from experiences or gather information from sources to answer a question
- [Sharing and Publishing Your Writing](https://ai.page/c/sharing-and-publishing-your-writing/index.md): Read own writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by peers and the teacher; use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- [Revising and editing (age 8+)](https://ai.page/c/revising-and-editing-age-8/index.md): Read back your own writing critically and independently — notice where meaning is unclear, where a word could be stronger, or where the reader might be confused; make revisions without needing teacher prompts, using your own judgment about what is and isn't working
- [Narrative Writing](https://ai.page/c/narrative-writing/index.md): Write narratives with developed settings, characters and plot, using dialogue and description to develop experiences and show character responses to situations
- [Structured Opinion Writing](https://ai.page/c/structured-opinion-writing/index.md): Compose opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state a clear point of view, provide organised reasons linked with connecting words, and include a concluding statement or section

## 4. Reading and Writing Standards: Foundational Skills

- [Reading fluently](https://ai.page/c/reading-fluently/index.md): Read aloud books matched to phonic ability accurately and with growing fluency; reread familiar texts to build confidence, speed, and expression

## 5. Reading Standards for Informational Text

- [Combining information from texts](https://ai.page/c/combining-information-from-texts/index.md): Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes
- [Why the author wrote it](https://ai.page/c/why-the-author-wrote-it/index.md): Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose
- [How authors support their points](https://ai.page/c/how-authors-support-their-points/index.md): Explain how an author of an informational text uses reasons and evidence to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient
- [Interpreting visual information in texts](https://ai.page/c/interpreting-visual-information-in-texts/index.md): Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively in informational texts (e.g., charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations) and explain how it contributes to understanding the text
- [Non-Fiction Text Features](https://ai.page/c/non-fiction-text-features/index.md): Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information
- [Main Topic & Key Details](https://ai.page/c/main-topic-and-key-details/index.md): Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea
- [Reading between the lines](https://ai.page/c/reading-between-the-lines/index.md): Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts; make simple inferences based on what characters say and do

## 6. Reading Standards for Literature

- [Discussing Texts as a Group](https://ai.page/c/discussing-texts-as-a-group/index.md): Participate in discussions about what is read, taking turns and listening to others; explain understanding clearly; actively engage in group reading activities
- [Comparing Characters Across Stories](https://ai.page/c/comparing-characters-across-stories/index.md): Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories; identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic
- [Retelling Stories with Structure](https://ai.page/c/retelling-stories-with-structure/index.md): Retell stories including key details in sequence, describe characters, settings, and major events using evidence from the text, and describe the overall structure of a story (beginning, middle, ending)
- [Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives](https://ai.page/c/inferring-characters-feelings-and-motives/index.md): Draw inferences from independently-read texts, such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence from the text

## Health: 0 of 100

Of its 30 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version.

Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI):

- Connecting Ideas in Texts comes before Main Topic & Key Details, which it needs
- Connecting Ideas in Texts has no explanation yet
- Pictures and Text Working Together has no explanation yet
- Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet
- Using New Vocabulary has no explanation yet
- Formal and Informal English has no explanation yet
- Describing Aloud has no explanation yet
- Reciting Poetry has no explanation yet
- Reporting & Recounting has no explanation yet
- Asking Questions has no explanation yet
- Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations has no explanation yet
- Group discussions has no explanation yet
- Writing for an audience has no explanation yet
- Writing to inform has no explanation yet
- Shared Research Projects has no explanation yet
- Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet
- Revising and editing (age 8+) has no explanation yet
- Narrative Writing has no explanation yet
- Structured Opinion Writing has no explanation yet
- Reading fluently has no explanation yet
- Combining information from texts has no explanation yet
- Why the author wrote it has no explanation yet
- How authors support their points has no explanation yet
- Interpreting visual information in texts has no explanation yet
- Non-Fiction Text Features has no explanation yet
- Main Topic & Key Details has no explanation yet
- Reading between the lines has no explanation yet
- Discussing Texts as a Group has no explanation yet
- Comparing Characters Across Stories has no explanation yet
- Retelling Stories with Structure has no explanation yet
- Inferring Characters' Feelings and Motives has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of Iowa academic standards: English language arts (https://educate.iowa.gov/media/8216/download?inline=); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.
