English Language Arts Learning

General themes in English Language Arts for grade three:

English language arts and literature is essential to foundational literacy and communication skills. It prepares students for ongoing learning as they build successful and fulfilling lives and make meaningful contributions to their communities and the world. Students will learn about historical aspects and contemporary applications of the English language through reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing in order to communicate effectively in a variety of situations. By exploring a wide variety of texts from both local and global communities, students build empathy, broaden perspectives, and expand worldviews. Students think critically about ideas and information and explore creative expression individually and with others.

In English language arts and literature, students will learn about reading fluency and comprehension, writing conventions and form, and oral language. Specifically, students will:

• Explore how oral traditions show respect for traditional shared knowledge.

• Use eye contact, posture, gestures, and movements to enhance communication.

• Read complex words, phrases, and passages fluently and with expression.

• Relate personal experiences to interactions with people or information in books, poems, or plays.

• Apply writing strategies to create texts that draw upon a variety of sources of inspiration.

• Demonstrate grammar, spelling, and punctuation that clarify written communication.

• Identify how a variety of texts can communicate ideas and information.

More information can be found at: https://curriculum.learnalberta.ca/cdn/ciihub/docs/English%20Language%20Arts%20and%20Literature%20Subject%20Overview_Final.pdf