Vocabulary Workshop - Tools for Comprehension - Grade 3 - Correlation to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Oct 1, 2026

Vocabulary Workshop: Tools for Comprehension provides a detailed correlation between its Grade 3 vocabulary instruction and the 2017 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Arts and Reading. The document maps key and additional aligned content to specific expectation areas such as foundational language skills (vocabulary, oral language, beginning reading and writing, fluency, and self-sustained reading), comprehension and response skills, and genre-related focus including author’s purpose, craft, and writing processes. Included guidance describes how the student edition supports definitions, word study routines, and targeted instruction strategies.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages25

Reading Time1 h 3 min

AccessFree to download

Key Aligned Content

Foundational language skills and vocabulary

Additional Aligned Content

Oral language

Beginning reading and writing

Fluency

Self-sustained reading

Comprehension skills

Response skills

Multiple genres

Author’s purpose and craft

Composition: writing process

Composition: genres

Vocabulary Workshop Tools for Comprehension Correlation to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Arts and Reading, Adopted 2017 Grade 3 Key Aligned Content (3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills— vocabulary.............................................. 2 Additional Aligned Content (1) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills— oral language..................................................... 10 (2) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills— beginning reading and writing................................ 11 (4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills— fluency....................................................... 13 (5) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills— self-sustained reading........................................ 13 (6) Comprehension skills......................................... 16 (7) Response skills............................................... 17 (8) Multiple genres—literary elements............................ 18 (9) Multiple genres—genres...................................... 18 (10) Author’s purpose and craft.................................... 21 (11) Composition—writing process................................ 22 (12) Composition—genres......................................... 24 ® and Sadlier® are registered trademarks of Wi l liam H . Sadlier, Inc . All r ights reserved . May be reproduced for educat ional use (not commercia l use) . [www.SadlierSchool.com](www.SadlierSchool.com) • 800-221-5175 Vocabulary Workshop: Tools for Excellence Correlation to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Arts and Reading | 2017 Key Aligned Content | §110.5. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 3, Adopted 2017. | | | --- | --- | | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) | Vocabulary Workshop, Level Green / Grade 3 | | (3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking—vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to: | | | --- | --- | | (A) print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation; | STUDENT EDITION/TEACHER’S EDITION
Definitions
Located immediately after the unit passage is Definitions, a two-page alphabetical listing of each of the 10 unit words. The dictionarystyle entry for each word includes its pronunciation, part of speech, definition, sample sentence showing how the word is used, synonymsand antonyms, and sometimes a picture to help clarify the meaning.
y Unit 1, SE pp. 8–9; Unit 2, SE pp. 18–19; Unit 3, SE pp. 28–29; Unit 4, SE pp. 38–39; Unit 5, SE pp. 48–49; Unit 6, SE pp. 58–59; Unit 7–pp. 70–71; Unit 8–pp. 80–81; Unit 9, SE pp. 90–91; Unit 10, SE pp. 100–101; Unit 11, SE pp. 110–111; Unit
12, SE pp. 120–121; Unit 13, SE pp. 132–133; Unit 14, SE pp. 142–143; Unit 15, SE pp. 152–153; Unit 16, SE pp. 162–163; Unit
17, SE pp. 172–173; Unit 18, SE pp. 182–183
y Teaching Notes for the Unit: Definitions, TE p. T28
Words with Latin Roots
Students consider a unit word with a Latin root then examine other words that contain that root. The featured words are presented as abbreviated dictionary entries, including part of speech and definitions.
y Unit 1, SE p. 12; Unit 2, SE p. 22; Unit 3, SE p. 32; Unit 4, SE p. 42; Unit 5, SE p. 52; Unit 6, SE p. 62; Unit 7, SE p. 74; Unit 8, SE p. 84; Unit 9, SE p. 94; Unit 10, SE p. 104; Unit 11, SE p. 114; Unit 12, SE p. 124; Unit 13, SE p. 136; Unit 14, SE p. 146; Unit
15, SE p. 156; Unit 16, SE p. 166; Unit 17, SE p. 176; Unit 18, SE
p. 186
y Teaching Notes for the Unit: Words with Latin/Greek Roots, TE p. T32
Word Study
In several Word Study lessons, students look in a dictionary to check meanings and to make sure they have used each word correctly in the lesson assignment.
y Unit 1 Word Study:

FAQs

What TEKS areas does Vocabulary Workshop: Tools for Comprehension align to for Grade 3?

It aligns to foundational language skills (including vocabulary, oral language, beginning reading and writing, fluency, and self-sustained reading), as well as comprehension, response, multiple genres, author’s purpose and craft, and composition writing processes and genres.

How does the program support students in learning unit vocabulary?

It includes Definitions right after the unit passage, providing an alphabetical list of unit words with pronunciation, part of speech, meanings, sample sentences, synonyms/antonyms, and sometimes pictures.

What word-study approaches are referenced in the correlation guide?

The guide describes using dictionaries and includes examples such as contexts clues, prefixes, homographs, and studying Latin roots by examining related words containing those roots.

Oct 1, 2026

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