Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.A:
Students select literature on the basis of personal needs and interests from a variety of genres and by different authors.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.B:
Students engage in purposeful oral reading in small and large groups.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.C:
Students read print-based and electronic literary texts silently on a daily basis for enjoyment.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.D:
Students recognize the differences among the genres of stories, poems, and plays.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.E:
Students relate the setting, plot, and characters in literature to own lives, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.F:
Students explain the difference between fact and fiction.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.G:
Students use previous reading and life experiences to understand and compare literature.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.H:
Students make predictions, draw conclusions, and make inferences about events and characters.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.I:
Students identify cultural influences in texts and performances, with assistance.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.J:
Students maintain a personal reading list to reflect reading accomplishments.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.K:
Students use specific evidence from stories to describe characters, their actions, and their motivations; relate sequences of events.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.L:
Students use knowledge of story structure, story elements, and key vocabulary to interpret stories.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.M:
Students use graphic organizers to record significant details about characters and events in stories.

Performance Indicator - ELA.3.R.2.N:
Students summarize main ideas and supporting details from imaginative texts, both orally and in writing.