Georgia 3.P.EICC.1.f
The Standard
Develop independence and autonomy as a reader and writer. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Engagement & Intention for Comprehension & Composition
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose suitable texts, tools, and strategies without waiting for step-by-step directions. They set a goal, monitor their work, and seek specific help after trying a strategy.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student selects a manageable text, reads for a set time, and records meaningful thinking. The student plans, drafts, checks work, and names a sensible next step.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think independence means never asking for help. They may always choose the easiest book, skip planning, or treat a first draft as finished work.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short text, a response prompt, sticky notes, a dictionary, and a checklist. Watch whether they choose useful tools and complete the response without repeated prompting.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set up a tool tray with bookmarks, sticky notes, dictionaries, and checklists, then have students choose tools for an independent task.
Ask students to write, “When I get stuck while reading or writing, I first try…” and share their plans with a partner.
Play Strategy Match by pairing problem cards, such as unknown word or weak ending, with tool cards students could use independently.
Have students read two library sources about a school issue, then write a recommendation for the principal using a self-selected planning tool.
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