Standard 1 : Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills



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General Information

Number: ELA.3.F.1
Title: Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills
Type: Standard
Subject: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 3
Strand: Foundational Skills

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
ELA.3.F.1.3: Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words. 
  1. Decode words with common Greek and Latin roots and affixes. (See benchmark 3.V.1.2) 
  2. Decode words with common derivational suffixes and describe how they turn words into different parts of speech. (e.g., -ful, -less, -est).
  3. Decode multisyllabic words.
    Clarifications:
    Clarification 1: See Common Greek and Latin Roots 3-5 and Affixes. 

    Clarification 2: See Affixes and the Parts of Speech They Form.

    ELA.3.F.1.4: Read grade-level texts with accuracy, automaticity, and appropriate prosody or expression.
    Clarifications:
    Clarification 1: See Fluency Norms for grade-level norms. Norms are expressed as words correct per minute (WCPM), a measure that combines accuracy with rate. 
    Clarification 2: Appropriate prosody refers to pausing patterns during oral reading that reflect the punctuation and meaning of a text. See Sample Oral Reading Fluency Rubrics for prosody. 
    Clarification 3: Grade-level texts, for the purposes of fluency, are those within the grade band on quantitative text complexity measures and appropriate in content and qualitative measures.


    Related Access Points

    This cluster includes the following access points.

    Access Points

    Access Point Number Access Point Title
    ELA.3.F.1.AP.3a: Decode words with common Greek and Latin roots and affixes (see 3.V.1.2).
    ELA.3.F.1.AP.3b: Decode words with common derivational suffixes and describe how they turn words into different parts of speech (e.g., -ful, -less, -est).
    ELA.3.F.1.AP.3c: Decode multisyllabic words.
    ELA.3.F.1.AP.4: Read grade-level texts, at the student’s ability level, with accuracy and expression using the student’s mode of communication.


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    Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

    Lesson Plan

    Name Description
    Affix-a-Go-Go:

    In this lesson, students will use prefixes, suffixes, and root words to create their own Affix Books. Students will use word parts to build new words and determine their definitions. Students will also include meaningful sentences and illustrations in their Affix Books.

    Student Center Activities

    Name Description
    Fluency: Pick-A-Part:

    In this activity, students will quickly identify letter-sounds and word parts in a card game.

    Fluency: Syllable Speed Practice:

    In this activity, students will quickly read syllables (sorted by syllable types) in a timed activity.

    Fluency: Syllable Sprint:

    In this activity, students will quickly read syllables containing varied spelling patterns in a timed activity. NOTE: Additional syllable cards are available in CPALMS' resource .

    Fluency: Word Part Race:

    In this activity, students will quickly read word parts by using a race car slide.

    Fluency: Letter-Sound Mix-Up:

    In this activity, students will identify the sounds of letters in a timed activity.

    Fluency: Listen To Me:

    In this activity, students will read and record passages. They will then self-evaluate their recorded reading, focusing on expression, rate, accuracy, and phrasing.

    Fluency: Rapid Read:

    In this activity, students will practice reading target words and then read connected text containing these words with a partner.

    Fluency: Poetry Reading:

    In this activity, students will read poems with a partner.

    Fluency: Play It Up!:

    In this activity, students will rehearse and read text using a reader's theater format.

    Fluency: Read and Read Again:

    In this activity, students will time repeated readings and graph words correct per minute.

    Fluency: I Read, You Read:

    In this activity, students will practice reading fluently by reading text with a partner.

    Fluency: All Together Now:

    In this activity, students will read teacher-selected text in unison.

    Fluency: Two To Read:

    In this activity, students will reread texts with a partner.

    Fluency: Reading Wiz:

    In this activity, students will read texts within teacher-selected computer-based programs.

    Fluency: Listen and Read:

    In this activity, students will practice reading fluently by reading along with pre-recorded text.

    Fluency: Chunk It!:

    In this activity, students will divide text into meaningful parts and then read it fluently.

    Fluency: Chunky Passages:

    In this activity, students will read text which has been divided into a chunked format, then reread it fluently in its original format.

    Fluency: Chunk-A-Lot:

    In this activity, students will read text which has been divided into meaningful chunks, then reread it fluently without the slash marks.

    Fluency: Chunk-King:

    In this activity, students will read text which has been divided into meaningful phrases by slash marks.

    Fluency: Phrase Progression:

    In this activity, students will read phrases that progressively result in sentences.

    Fluency: Phrase Speed Practice:

    In this activity, students will quickly read phrases in a timed activity.

    Fluency: Fast Phrases:

    In this activity, students will read phrases in a timed activity.

    Fluency: Fluent Phrasing:

    In this activity, students will read words that progressively result in sentences.

    Fluency: Word Speed Practice:

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

    Fluency: Word Sprint:

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

    Fluency: Pass the Word:

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

    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: 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: Compound Concentration:

    In this activity, students will form compound words.

    Phonics: Syllable Share:

    In this activity, students will make words from syllable cards.

    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: Covering the Bases:

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

    Phonics: Word Plus:

    In this activity, students will identify and write individual words in compound words.

    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: Say and Spell:

    In this activity, students will read and spell high frequency words.

    Phonics: Word Concentration:

    In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a memory game.

    Phonics: Jumping Words:

    In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a checker game.

    Phonics: Map-A-Word:

    In this activity, students will orally segment phonemes in words and write the corresponding letters in Elkonin boxes.

    Phonics: Roll and Read:

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

    Phonics: Word Crazy:

    In this activity, students will read high frequency words by playing a card game.