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TX.STAAR.3R.STAAR Grade 3 Reading Assessment
STAAR Grade 3 Reading Assessment
Reporting Category 1: Understanding Across Genres - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand a variety of written texts across reading genres.
(3.4) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
3.4 (A) Identify the meaning of common prefixes (e.g., in-, dis-) and suffixes (e.g., -full, -less), and know how they change the meaning of roots. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
3.4 (B) Use context to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or distinguish among multiple meaning words and homographs. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideVocabulary
Reporting Category 2: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze literary texts.
(3.2) Reading/Beginning Reading/Strategies. Students comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies as needed. Students are expected to:
3.2 (B) Ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from text. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
(3.5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understan
3.5 (A) Paraphrase the themes and supporting details of fables, legends, myths, or stories. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideLiterary Genres
(3.6) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
3.6 (A) Describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse). Supporting Standard (STAAR)
(3.8) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
3.8 (A) Sequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
(3.9) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from text to support their und
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry) (STAAR)
Figure 19 (E) Summarize information in text, maintaining meaning and logical order. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard (Literary Nonfiction, Poetry) (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideSummarizing
Reporting Category 3: Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts - The student will demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze informational texts.
(3.12) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their under
(3.13) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
3.13 (A) Identify the details or facts that support the main idea. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
3.13 (D) Use text features (e.g., bold print, captions, key words, italics) to locate information and make and verify predictions about contents of text. Readiness Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuidePredictions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
(3.15) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. Students are expected to:
3.15 (B) Locate and use specific information in graphic features of text. Supporting Standard (STAAR)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
(Figure 19) Reading/Comprehension Skills. Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author's message. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly mo
Figure 19 (D) Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Readiness Standard (STAAR)