- Third Grade Reading Street Resources
- Third Grade Reading Main Idea
- Third Grade Interactive Reading
- Third Grade Reading Crct Practice
The Children’s Reading Foundation encourages school districts and communities to adopt a 90 percent reading goal. This goal means 90 percent of third graders will read on or above grade level by the end of the school year. By adopting this goal, illiteracy can be eliminated.
Third Grade Reading Street Resources
This is not an easy goal, but it can be done. Achieving this goal requires a long-term committed effort, and a systematic realignment of school assessments, curriculum, instruction time, reporting, and a shift of available resources.
Third Grade Reading Main Idea
In this set of reading and writing worksheets, your children will first read two short stories for mechanics, then draw and label a diagram about those stories, answer prompts to create their own story, and finish by writing a complete story! There's something for every reader in this diverse, unique collection featuring favorite characters and stories, contemporary classics, and thought-provoking nonfiction. Curated especially for third grade classrooms, this book list spans a wide range of reading levels and can be used in group and individualized reading sessions. Those were the worksheets that I have written at or around the 3rd grade reading level. I know that the list is currently a little short. I am actively trying to create new content to better serve third grade students and teachers, and this page will be updated as I do so.
School districts nationwide have adopted this goal, and achieved it! This is how The Children’s Reading Foundation came to be, formed by a group of community stakeholders with the Kennewick School District (Washington) to ensure 90 percent of the district's third graders read proficiently.
Third Grade Interactive Reading
When Kennewick School District set this goal in 1996, only 55 percent of its third graders were reading proficiently. It took 10 years to reach this goal, but they did it. There is not one thing that allows a school district to achieve the 90 percent reading goal; it takes several:
Third Grade Reading Crct Practice
- The school board and superintendent to set a clear, measurable goal.
- A solid, accurate system for measuring reading ability.
- A willingness to be absolutely truthful with themselves and their community about how many students are entering fourth grade below proficient. A willingness to talk frankly about the public’s reading expectations and the actual reading performance by third grade.
- A specific plan identifying the strategies and recognizing resources and priorities will need to be aligned accordingly.
- Flexibility in approaches and curriculums.
- Involve parents and the community in creating a social norm to read with a child for 20 minutes every day.
Whatever reading goal your school district sets, building a constituency for change and improvement in public schools is a complex, often challenging process, though a vital one to the success of the school system, its students, and the community. The imperative for educators – school boards, superintendents, principals, and teachers – is to develop ways of engaging, not only parents and community members but also business leaders, political leaders, and media representatives. It requires a commitment to inclusiveness, consensus, and meaningful change geared toward raising student achievement.
The details and specifics of how the Kennewick School District achieved its 90 percent goal can be found in the book, 'The 90% Reading Goal.' This book can be purchased from the Products & Resources page.