What will my student learn in Level 3?
Learn phonograms AI, AY, OA, IR, UR, OO, EA, IGH, TCH, DGE, EW, WR, KN, EIGH, OE, and TI
Read words containing the new phonograms, such as paint, play, boat, third, purple, soon, mean, light,
match, budge, flew, wrong, know, sleigh, toe, and action
Read words with Pickle syllables, as in bubble and table
Identify base words
Read words with vowel suffixes, as in fastest, and consonant suffixes, as in gladly
Read words with prefixes, as in mistake
Learn syllable division rules for reading multisyllable words
Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life
Understand homophones
Understand synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, similes, idioms, and personification
Read with accuracy
Read with meaningful expression
Read with natural phrasing
Connect text to own experiences
Make predictions
Compare and contrast main characters
Skim for specific information