IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California

Skill plan for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California - 3rd grade

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Score

1150–1447
1448–1487
1488–1534
1535–1800

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Score: 1150–1447 (Level 1)
Reading
Read and Choose a Sentence		Short vowels 1. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 6. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 7. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture
Read and Choose a Sentence
Short vowels 1. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Long vowels 6. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 7. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture

Read a Short Informational Passage		1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about animals 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Read a Short Informational Passage
1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about animals 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Read a Student Essay		1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Find the words with related meanings 3. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun
Read a Student Essay
1. Read about sports and hobbies 2. Find the words with related meanings 3. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun

Read a Literary Passage		Inference and analysis 1. Which feeling matches the picture? Story elements 2. Order images in a story 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-alone literary texts 4. Read animal fantasy Context clues 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Read a Literary Passage
Inference and analysis 1. Which feeling matches the picture? Story elements 2. Order images in a story 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Read-alone literary texts 4. Read animal fantasy Context clues 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Read an Informational Passage		1. Identify book parts and features 2. Which could happen in real life? 3. Read about animals 4. Read about places 5. Match synonyms
Read an Informational Passage
1. Identify book parts and features 2. Which could happen in real life? 3. Read about animals 4. Read about places 5. Match synonyms
Writing
Describe a Picture (Writing with Reading)		1. Spell the sight word 2. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Identify adjectives
Describe a Picture (Writing with Reading)
1. Spell the sight word 2. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Identify adjectives

Write About an Experience		1. Compare pictures using adjectives 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Choose the best location word to match the picture 4. Capitalize the pronoun "I"
Write About an Experience
1. Compare pictures using adjectives 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Choose the best location word to match the picture 4. Capitalize the pronoun "I"

Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)		1. Choose the right end mark 2. Complete the sentence 3. Combine sentences: subjects 4. Form and use the regular past tense
Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)
1. Choose the right end mark 2. Complete the sentence 3. Combine sentences: subjects 4. Form and use the regular past tense

Justify an Opinion		1. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? 2. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence
Justify an Opinion
1. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? 2. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence

Score: 1448–1487 (Level 2)
Reading
Read a Short Informational Passage		1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read about animals 3. Identify time-order words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Read a Short Informational Passage
1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Read about animals 3. Identify time-order words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Read a Student Essay		1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Identify personal pronouns
Read a Student Essay
1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Shades of meaning with pictures 4. Identify personal pronouns

Read a Literary Passage		Story elements 1. Order events in a story 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Read-alone literary texts 3. Read animal fantasy Context clues 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Read a Literary Passage
Story elements 1. Order events in a story 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Read-alone literary texts 3. Read animal fantasy Context clues 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Read an Informational Passage		1. Use text features 2. What is the picture about? 3. Read about famous places 4. Choose the synonyms
Read an Informational Passage
1. Use text features 2. What is the picture about? 3. Read about famous places 4. Choose the synonyms
Writing
Describe a Picture (Writing with Reading)		1. Correct errors with signs 2. Combine sentences by adding key details 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Use subordinating conjunctions
Describe a Picture (Writing with Reading)
1. Correct errors with signs 2. Combine sentences by adding key details 3. Use the correct subject or verb 4. Use adjectives to compare 5. Use subordinating conjunctions

Write About an Experience		1. Use sense words 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Identify time-order words 5. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I"
Write About an Experience
1. Use sense words 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Identify time-order words 5. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I"

Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)		1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. To be: use the correct form 4. To have: use the correct form
Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)
1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. To be: use the correct form 4. To have: use the correct form

Justify an Opinion		1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 2. Use conjunctions
Justify an Opinion
1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 2. Use conjunctions

Score: 1488–1534 (Level 3)
Reading
Read a Short Informational Passage		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about animals Multiple-meaning words 6. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Linking words 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions
Read a Short Informational Passage
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Read-alone informational texts 5. Read about animals Multiple-meaning words 6. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Linking words 7. Identify coordinating conjunctions

Read a Student Essay		1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Read about food 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Shades of meaning with pictures 5. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun
Read a Student Essay
1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media 2. Read about food 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Shades of meaning with pictures 5. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun

Read a Literary Passage		Story elements 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Identify story elements Inference and analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Figurative language 4. Similes with pictures Literary texts 5. Read fantasy with illustrations Context clues 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Read a Literary Passage
Story elements 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Identify story elements Inference and analysis 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Figurative language 4. Similes with pictures Literary texts 5. Read fantasy with illustrations Context clues 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Read an Informational Passage		1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Read about famous people
Read an Informational Passage
1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Read about famous people
Writing
Write About an Experience		1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Use time-order words 3. Use sense words 4. Add descriptive details to sentences
Write About an Experience
1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Use time-order words 3. Use sense words 4. Add descriptive details to sentences

Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)		1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Organize information by topic 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. To be: use the correct form 5. To have: use the correct form
Write About Academic Information (Writing with Reading)
1. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 2. Organize information by topic 3. Use academic vocabulary in context 4. To be: use the correct form 5. To have: use the correct form

Justify an Opinion		1. Complete the opinion passage with an example 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Use conjunctions
Justify an Opinion
1. Complete the opinion passage with an example 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Use conjunctions

Score: 1535–1800 (Level 4)
Reading
Read an Informational Passage		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use text features 3. Compare information from two informational texts 4. Read about famous people
Read an Informational Passage
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Use text features 3. Compare information from two informational texts 4. Read about famous people
Writing
Write About an Experience		Organization 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 3. Choose the best transition Descriptive details 4. Add descriptive details to sentences Sentences 5. Create compound sentences
Write About an Experience
Organization 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 3. Choose the best transition Descriptive details 4. Add descriptive details to sentences Sentences 5. Create compound sentences

Justify an Opinion		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Use coordinating conjunctions
Justify an Opinion
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Complete the opinion passage with an example 4. Use coordinating conjunctions

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