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3rd Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Interpretive (comprehension and analysis of written and spoken texts) Reading/Listening
Evaluating language choices

Evaluating how well writers & speakers use language to support ideas & opinions with details or reasons depending on modality, text, type, purpose, audience, topic & content area.

| RL.3.3 | RL.3.4 | RL.3.6 | RI.3.2 | RI.3.6 | RI.3.8 | SL.3.3 | L.3.3 | L.3.4 | L.3.5 | L.3.6 |
EMERGING
1

Describe the language writers or speakers use to support an opinion or present an idea (e.g., by identifying the phrases or words in the text that provide evidence), with prompting and substantial support.

EXPANDING
2

Describe the specific language writers or speakers use to present or support an idea (e.g., the specific vocabulary or phrasing used to provide evidence), with prompting and moderate support.

BRIDGING
3

Describe how well writers or speakers use specific language resources to support an opinion or present an idea (e.g., whether the vocabulary or phrasing used to provide evidence is strong enough), with light support.