Farmington Public Schools – Grade Three
Language Arts Report Card Rubric
Word Solving Strategies
Comprehension
Reading Fluency
1- Beginning Standard
Student has difficulty using
picture clues, context clues,
or phonics to read
unfamiliar text. Detects no
errors.
2-Approaching Standard
Student occasionally uses
picture clues, context clues,
or phonics to read
unfamiliar text. At times
self corrects errors.
3-Meeting Standard
Student automatically and
flexibly uses picture clues,
context clues, or phonics to
read unfamiliar text and to
self correct errors.
4-Exceeding Standard
Student rarely needs to use
word solving skills when
reading unfamiliar text
because student accurately
reads a variety of longer,
more complex texts.
Student demonstrates little Student demonstrates some Student demonstrates
Student demonstrates
or no understanding of
understanding of grade
understanding of on or
insightful understanding of
grade level or below grade level or below grade level
above grade level fiction
on or above grade level
level fiction and/or
fiction and/or nonfiction
and nonfiction text.
fiction and nonfiction text.
nonfiction text. Responses text. Responses include
Responses include
Responses include
include incorrect or
some details but may have adequate interpretation and significant interpretation
unrelated information.
some misinterpretation.
evaluation of text.
and evaluation of text.
Student reads text that is on Student reads text that is on Student accurately reads
Student accurately reads
grade level at a slow to
grade level at a moderate
text that is on grade level at text that is on grade level
moderate rate, word by
rate, with some phrasing,
an adequate rate, uses
with consistently effective
word or with long pauses
with some expression, and phrasing most of the time,
expression, phrasing and
between words, with
some use of punctuation.
with appropriate
punctuation.
monotone expression, and
expression, and correct use
little or no use of
of punctuation.
punctuation.
Farmington Public Schools – Grade Three
Language Arts Report Card Rubric
Applies grade level
appropriate skills to
compose various pieces of
writing
(Writing Content)
Mechanics in Writing
Handwriting
1- Beginning Standard
Student has difficulty
generating ideas and
writing focused organized
text. Student may write in
only one genre with little
or no revision. Small
quantity of writing is
produced.
2-Approaching Standard
Student is beginning to
generate ideas and write
focused text with some
detail and organization.
Student is beginning to
write in a variety of genres
and is beginning to revise.
Quantity of writing is
increasing.
Student has difficulty using Student occasionally uses
correct grammar,
correct grammar,
punctuation, sentence
punctuation, sentence
structure, and paragraphing structure, and paragraphing
while writing text. Student while writing text. Student
has difficulty spelling
sometimes spells grade
grade appropriate words
appropriate words correctly
correctly and applying
and inconsistently applies
spelling patterns in writing. spelling patterns in writing.
Student rarely uses
Student occasionally uses
consistent size, slant, shape consistent size, slant, shape
and spacing when writing. and spacing when writing.
Joinings are often not
Joinings are sometimes
correct. Concentrating to
correct. Concentrating to
form letters almost always form letters often interferes
interferes with writing
with writing content.
content.
3-Meeting Standard
Student usually generates
ideas and writes focused,
organized text with details.
Revision usually occurs.
Student produces a larger
quantity of writing in
various genres.
Student usually uses
correct grammar,
punctuation, sentence
structure, and paragraphing
while writing text.
Student usually spells
grade appropriate words
correctly and applies
spelling patterns in writing.
Student usually uses
consistent size, slant, shape
and spacing. Joinings are
Mostly correct.
Handwriting seldom
interferes with writing
content.
4-Exceeding Standard
Student consistently
generates ideas, writes
focused and organized text
with purposeful details.
Revision occurs
independently. Student
produces a substantial
quantity of writing in
various genres.
Student consistently uses
correct grammar,
punctuation, sentence
structure, and paragraphing
while writing text. Student
consistently spells grade
appropriate words correctly
and applies spelling
patterns in writing.
Student uses consistent
size, slant, shape and
spacing. Joinings are
correct. Handwriting never
interferes with writing
content.