DLI 3rd grade guide

3rd Grade Skill-Based Instruction Focus of Instruction & Materials

Group 1 : Benchmark ORF Benchmark Accuracy Focus of Instruction: Comprehension ●​ Monitoring for meaning ●​ Identifying, summarizing, and extending main ideas ●​ Self-monitoring and fix-up strategies and awareness of reading for understanding ●​ Teaching important words directly and word-learning strategies ●​ Extended reading, speaking and writing opportunities tied to Core subjects Instructional Materials: ●​ Close Reading with Literary and Informational Text from the Wonders Classroom Library Titles ●​ Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On level or Beyond Level Readers and Lessons ●​ Research and Inquiry Lessons ●​ Wonders Extend and Connect Lessons ●​ Extended Writing ●​ Wonders Digital Activities Below Benchmark Accuracy Focus of Instruction: Self-Monitoring for Accuracy (Digging Deeper into Needs) ●​ Explicit modeling of accurate reading ●​ Self-monitoring—table tap when a student makes an error. This will help the student slow down and read more accurately. ●​ Challenge student to read a portion of the text with 2 or fewer errors ●​ Teach student to adjust rate of reading to type of text and purpose for reading Instructional Materials: ●​ 95 Phonics Core Program Decodable Passages (Grades 3) ●​ CSD Decodable Database & Game sheets ●​ Phonics and Word Analysis ●​ Wonders Differentiated Leveled Readers and Genre Passages ●​ Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On-Level lessons ●​ Wonders Fluency Assessment (use for practice) Group 3 : Benchmark ORF

Group 2 : Below Benchmark ORF Benchmark Accuracy Focus of Instruction: Fluency ●​ Building automaticity and making meaning ●​ Repeated readings ●​ Word or phrase level automaticity in addition to passages, if necessary ●​ Grouping words to make meaning, pacing punctuation ●​ Read for main idea, summarizing, and/or text elements ●​ accuracy, rate and prosody after identifying need Instructional Materials: ●​ 95 Decodable Passages (Grade 3) ●​ Wonders Differentiated Leveled Readers and Genre Passages ●​ Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On-Level lessons ●​ Wonders Fluency Assessment (use for practice) ●​ CSD Decodable Database & Game sheets Below Benchmark Accuracy Focus of Instruction: Phonics and/or Phonological Awareness ●​ Phonemic awareness skills ●​ Decoding skills ●​ Sight words skills ●​ Multisyllabic decoding skills ●​ Applying skills to connected text ●​ Building fluency ●​ Substantial practice applying phonics to new text and writing Instructional Materials: ●​ 95 Phonological Awareness Kit ●​ 95 Phonics Chip Kit ●​ 95% Group Basic and Advanced Phonics Lessons (PLL) ●​ 95 Phonics Core Program Decodable Passages (Grade 3) ●​ CSD Decodable Database & Game sheets ●​ Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group Approaching Level Readers and Lesson Group 4 : Below Benchmark ORF

Updated 6.18.26