Grade 3 English · Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
Virginia SOL 3.DSR
Virginia SOL 3.DSR is part of the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand in Grade 3 English (English). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to challenging, content-rich texts. Below is what 3.DSR covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 3.DSR for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL 3.DSR means
Build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to challenging, content-rich texts.
Practice Grade 3 English SOL questions
Free Grade 3 English questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on 3.DSR and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.
1. What do the twins learn in this story?
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Answer: A — Having to share is good in some ways.
2. A picture shows the kitten sitting on the floor playing with a ball of yarn that came from a sewing basket. Which sentence from the story tells what is happening in the picture?
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Answer: H — The yarn fell out of the sewing basket.
3. Which word from the story begins with the same sound as basket?
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Answer: A — wagon
4. Read this sentence from the story: In just a few minutes, the kitten had scattered balls of yarn all over the room. Which word rhymes with just?
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Answer: G — fussed
Skills you’ll practice for 3.DSR
- Read grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression.
- Monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.
- Proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at grade-level complexity.
- Draw evidence from texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences.
- Quote or paraphrase from texts accurately and trace evidence location.
- Engage in listening to conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary.
- Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension when encountering challenging text sections.
Key concepts covered by 3.DSR
- fluency
- accuracy
- rate
- expression
- monitoring
- self-correction
- comprehension
- text complexity
- literary text
- informational text
- textual evidence
- claims
- inferences
- quoting
- paraphrasing
- listening
- knowledge building
- vocabulary
- reading strategies
- comprehension monitoring
- text structures
How to study and practice SOL 3.DSR
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 3.DSR is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL 3.DSR
What is Virginia SOL 3.DSR?
SOL 3.DSR is a Grade 3 English Standard of Learning in the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina strand. It expects students to build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to challenging, content-rich texts.
What skills does SOL 3.DSR cover?
SOL 3.DSR is assessed on 7 skills: read grade-level complex texts with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression; monitor reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding; proficiently read and comprehend literary and informational texts at grade-level complexity; draw evidence from texts to support claims, conclusions, and inferences; quote or paraphrase from texts accurately and trace evidence location; engage in listening to conceptually related texts to build knowledge and vocabulary; use reading strategies to monitor comprehension when encountering challenging text sections.
What strand of Grade 3 English is SOL 3.DSR in?
SOL 3.DSR belongs to the Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina reporting strand of the Grade 3 English Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL 3.DSR?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether 3.DSR is already solid, then work the 7 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.