Alabama Courses of Study
AL.RL.3. Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
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. [RL.3.2]
Craft and Structure
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. [RL.3.5]
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RL.3.9. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the Grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.3.10]
AL.RI.3. Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
RI.3.12. 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 and effect. [RI.3.3]
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RI.3.19. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the Grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RI.3.10]
AL.RF.3. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Fluency
RF.3.21. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. [RF.3.4]
RF.3.21.b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. [RF.3.4b]