Standard 3 : Phonics and Word Recognition (Archived)



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General Information

Number: LAFS.3.RF.3
Title: Phonics and Word Recognition
Type: Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: 3
Strand: Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (K-5)

Related Standards

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3a: Identify the meaning of most common prefixes.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3b: Identify the meaning of most common suffixes.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3c: Decode multi-syllable words.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3d: Recognize and/or read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.


Related Resources

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Lesson Plans

Name Description
Prefix Lesson:

This lesson is an introduction to using the prefixes re-, pre-, and un-. In this lesson, students work with partners to add common prefixes to words and define the new meaning of the word. Students will create a digital presentation showcasing examples of the prefixes in use in sentences.

Spelling Words Correctly Using Prefixes: This strategy will focus on the prefix "re-" to help predict the meaning of words. The same strategy can be used to introduce other common prefixes such as "dis-", "in-" and "im-".

Student Center Activities

Name Description
Fluency: Quick Words:

In this activity, students will quickly read teacher-selected target words in a timed activity.

Fluency: Read Speed:

In this activity, students will quickly read multisyllabic high-frequency words on a practice sheet in a timed activity.

Fluency: Give Me Five:

In this activity, students will take turns reading multisyllabic high-frequency word cards in a timed activity.

Fluency: Quick Sort:

In this activity, students will sort and read multisyllabic words with shared rimes in a timed activity.

Fluency: Word Part Rush:

In this activity, students will quickly read word parts (syllables, affixes, and roots) on a practice sheet in a timed activity.

Fluency: Root Rap:

In this activity, students will quickly identify roots in a timed activity. As an extension, students will read multisyllabic words containing common roots.

Advanced Phonics: Word Way:

In this activity, students will decode unfamiliar words by analyzing their parts.

Advanced Phonics: If the Clue Fits:

In this activity, students will identify words based on advanced phonics-related clues (i.e., affixes, roots, base words, syllable types, and vowel patterns).

Advanced Phonics: Root Hoot:

In this activity, students will identify roots in multisyllabic words and match them to words that have the same root while playing a card game.

Advanced Phonics: Embellished Words:

In this activity, students will combine base words and affixes to make new words while playing a board game.

Advanced Phonics: Double Time:

In this activity, students will write corresponding spelling patterns for long vowels in multisyllabic words. As an extension activity, students will write the correct vowel for the schwa sound.

Advanced Phonics: Sound Choice:

In this activity, students will decode and spell words containing vowel diphthongs while playing a board game.

Fluency: Affix Wiz:

In this activity, students will quickly read affixes on a practice sheet in a timed activity. As an extension, students will read multisyllabic words containing common affixes.

Advanced Phonics: Affix Fit:

In this activity, students will combine base words and affixes to make new words.

Advanced Phonics: Four Word:

In this activity, students will group multisyllabic words containing the same base word.

Advanced Phonics: Affix Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words based on their affixes.

Advanced Phonics: Inflection Reflection:

In this activity, students will make new words by combining words with inflections.

Advanced Phonics: Compound Construction:

In this activity, students will produce compound words that begin with a specific letter. In an extension activity, students will read and segment multisyllabic compound words into two words.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Swap:

In this activity, students will match syllable cards to create words.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by syllable types.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Score:

In this activity, students will segment words into syllables and record the number of syllables.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Game:

In this activity, students will count syllables in words while playing a game.

Advanced Phonics: The Write Word:

In this activity, students will produce words with different spelling patterns while playing a game.

Advanced Phonics: Star Search:

In this activity, students will decode and spell words with r-controlled vowel patterns.

Fluency: Affix Zip:

In this activity, students will quickly read affixes by doing timed practices. Included in this resource are syllable cards that extend the activity in CPALMS' resource .

Phonics: Word Construction:

In this activity, students will combine base words with affixes and inflections to make new words.

Phonics: Base Word Sort:

In this activity, students will identify word components (base word and affixes) by doing a sort.

Phonics: Front or Back:

In this activity, students will add affixes to base words to make new words.

Phonics: Affix Hunt:

In this activity, students will identify base words and affixes (prefixes and suffixes).

Phonics: Syllable Trivia:

In this activity, students will identify syllable patterns by playing a game.

Phonics: Parting Words:

In this activity, students will identify and segment base words and inflections.

Phonics: Six-Way Syllable Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by syllable types.

Phonics: Map and Swoop:

In this activity, students will map graphemes to phonemes and mark syllables within words.

Phonics: Syllables, Words, and Pictures:

In this activity, students will combine syllables to form words by playing a matching game.

Phonics: Syllable Cut-Ups:

In this activity, students will segment and cut words into syllables.

Phonics: Syllable Snake:

In this activity, students will count syllables in words by playing a game.

Phonics: Syllable Scoops:

In this activity, students will segment and sort words by the number of syllables.

Phonics: Roll and Read:

In this activity, students will read words with different spelling patterns while playing a board game.

Phonics: Break Apart:

In this activity, students will segment words by isolating the base words and affixes.

Phonics: Compound Word Puzzles:

In this activity, students will form compound words by putting puzzle pieces together.

Phonics: Word Syllable Game:

In this activity, students will count the number of syllables in words while playing a board game.

Phonics: Syllable Closed Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by the number of syllables.

Phonics: Piece It Together:

In this activity, students will make words from syllable puzzle pieces.

Phonics: Picture It In Syllables:

In this activity, students will combine syllables to form words while playing a matching game.