English for the 3rd grade English for the 3rd grade Skills By the end of 3rd grade, pupils should be able to: Use Cognitive Skills Understand songs and short stories Respond to aural instructions (e.g. sit down / take out your book etc.) Identify, read and write the letters of the alphabet Decode basic words based on the letters and sounds that have been taught Recognize, understand, and read basic, content-based vocabulary items Write words and short sentences and understand them Use Intra-Personal Skills of a. perseverance, b. competence and c. curiosity Demonstrate perseverance throughout reading, writing and listening comprehension exercises Believe in his or her competence to build basic reading skills through practice Take an interest in learning English and to want to broaden vocabulary Use Inter-Personal Skills (Cooperation) sing in English along with fellow pupils (Oral Communication): converse using basic vocabulary (Teamwork: ) carry out collaborative tasks Skills for other Grades 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade Print content of this page