CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4
The Standard
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
What This Standard Means
Students need to read grade-level text smoothly enough that meaning does not get lost. They should recognize many words automatically, use decoding when needed, notice punctuation, and reread when something sounds wrong or stops making sense.
Mastery sounds like reading at a steady pace with expression that matches the text. Students can answer basic questions because they were not spending all their energy on each word. Common trouble spots are choppy word-by-word reading, ignoring punctuation, guessing from the first letter, and reading fast without understanding.
Ways to Teach It
- Use paired repeated reading with a short poem, then have partners mark one place where the reading sounded smoother the second time.
- Ask students to reread one page and write, What did your voice do to help the listener understand?
- Listen to each student read 100 words from a familiar passage and note accuracy, pacing, and expression on a simple checklist.
- Have students record a voicemail-style book recommendation, practicing clear reading of one favorite page before recording.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.