This is an ongoing class for third graders, or students at the third grade reading level, who would like to improve reading fluency and comprehension. Students will be encouraged to read aloud during the class and engage in discussions about the text. Because each class does not build upon previous ones, students can "pop in" and "pop out" as needed. We will read a different text each class. 

Small class size (1-4 learners only) will ensure plenty of attention for learners!

The types of text read in this class will be narratives (stories) and informational text. 

Reading classes will always begin with introductions and greetings between the teacher and student(s). If the class has a topic, concept or theme, it will be introduced at the start of the class. 

Next, students will read the text aloud. This will usually include a reading strategy called choral reading when there are multiple learners.  Throughout the text, the teacher will initiate discussions about the text, focusing on understanding, comprehension, and critical thinking. 

Students will be encouraged to make predictions and inferences. Students will summarize the text, make connections with the text and learn about context clues. We will also examine the main idea, theme, topic, and details of a text, as well as text evidence and visual clues. Students will learn about characters, character traits, and feelings. 

The schedule for this course will be as follows:
*RL = Reading Literature
*RI = Reading Informational Text

Week of Sep. 2 - Lily's Big Day
RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Week of Sep. 9 - Sammy Learns a Lesson
RL.3.2 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.

Week of Sep. 16 - Princess for a Day
RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Week of Sep. 23 - Across the Sea
RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Week of Sep. 30 - 
RL.3.5 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.

Week of Oct. 7 - 
RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Week of Oct. 14 -
RL.3.7 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).

Week of Oct. 21 -
RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

Week of Oct. 28 -
RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Week of Nov. 4 -
RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Week of Nov. 11 -
RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

Week of Nov. 18 -
RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

Week of Nov. 25 -
RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

Week of Dec. 2 -
RI.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Week of Dec. 9 -
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

Week of Dec. 16 - 
RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

Week of Dec. 23 - NO CLASS - HOLIDAY BREAK

Week of Dec. 30 -
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Week of Jan. 6 -
RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Week of Jan. 13 -
RL.3.2 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.

Week of Jan. 20 -
RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Week of Jan 27 -
RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Week of Feb. 3 -
RL.3.5 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.

Week of Feb. 10 -
RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Week of Feb. 17 - 
RL.3.7 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).

Week of Feb. 24 - 
RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

Week of Mar. 3 -
RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Week of Mar. 10 -
RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Week of Mar. 17 -
RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

Week of Mar. 24 -
RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

Week of Mar. 31 -
RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

Week of Apr. 7 -
RI.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Week of Apr. 14 -
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

Week of Apr. 21 -
RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

Week of Apr. 28 -
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

After this schedule, the topics will repeat and we will cycle through each again. Learners may repeat or move on to our 3rd Grade ELA class: 

https://outschool.com/classes/elementary-english-full-curriculum-ela-grade-34-ongoing-cefr-c1-2xwk-GLnA8CUt?usid=M5RV0QGD&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Learners will practice reading literature and the following skills: recounting stories, determining the central message or moral of the story, explaining how a character’s action contributed to the sequence of events, referring to parts of a text when speaking about a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language, identifying point of view, compare and contrast parts of the text or characters, and more. 

Learners will practice reading informational text and the following skills: identifying relationships between a series of historical events, determining the main idea of a text and recounting the key details, recalling the steps in a procedural text, distinguishing their own point of view from that of the author of a text, using information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text, describing the logical connections between parts of a text, and much more. 

Throughout the entire class, many discussion questions will be asked in order to promote critical thinking, to help the students to relate to the lesson, and introduce each topic within the lesson. 

This class is best for any student who is currently reading at a third grade level and wants to improve his or her reading skills. Students do not need to be familiar with reading concepts or topics of the class beforehand. We will review and practice in class. 

The class materials will be presented via Google Slides and screen shared on the teacher's screen only. Learners will need nothing outside of the Outschool Zoom classroom.

CEFR B2+