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English · Grade 3

Fluency with Meaning

Fluent reading is accurate, well paced and expressive, and it always serves understanding. Children read an original story and an original poem, set a purpose before reading, adjust their pace to the kind of text, use punctuation and line breaks to phrase and express meaning, and use context to confirm or fix words, rereading when understanding breaks down.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Fluency and meaning check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Read grade-level text with a purpose and show understanding by answering questions and summarising.
  • Read with accuracy, an appropriate rate and phrasing that fit the kind of text, improving across repeated readings.
  • Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
  • Read poetry and dialogue with expression, using punctuation and line breaks to guide pauses and tone.

Lessons

  1. Read with a purpose 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Pace and phrasing 4 steps2 practiceabout 20 min
  3. Expression and poetry 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Use context to check and fix 5 steps2 practiceabout 21 min
  5. Fluency and meaning check 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.
  • Sentence TheatreYour words direct the show: change a word and the stage changes too.

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