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
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read grade-level text accurately, at a steady pace, with natural phrasing and expression. They notice when reading stops making sense and reread or correct words to restore meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students read a grade-level passage accurately, group words into meaningful phrases, and use punctuation to guide their voice. They adjust their pace, correct mistakes, and explain what they read.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think fast reading is fluent reading, even when they skip words or ignore punctuation. Some read in a flat voice, guess unfamiliar words, or continue after the text stops making sense.
How to Assess It
- Give each student a short grade-level passage to read aloud. Ask for the main idea and two details while noting errors, phrasing, pace, and self-corrections.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cut-up sentence strips to arrange into meaningful phrases, then have them read the completed passage aloud with pauses at phrase breaks.
Have students discuss which words deserve emphasis in a short passage and explain how that emphasis changes the meaning.
Run a partner rereading game where students read the same paragraph three times and earn points for accuracy, phrasing, and self-correction.
Have students rehearse and read a class announcement clearly so classmates can follow the message without seeing the text.
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