CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
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 correctly, at a steady pace, and with expression that matches the meaning. They should use punctuation, phrasing, and context to keep the text making sense, not just call out words one by one.
Mastery sounds like smooth reading that helps the listener understand the passage. Students can fix mistakes, reread when meaning breaks down, and explain what they read. Common trouble spots are rushing, ignoring punctuation, reading flatly, or focusing so hard on decoding that comprehension drops.
Ways to Teach It
- Have pairs do repeated reading with a short article, timing the first read and marking one place to improve before rereading.
- Ask students to record themselves reading a paragraph, then write one sentence about how their voice helped the meaning.
- Use a 100-word passage and note accuracy, pacing, expression, and one quick comprehension answer.
- Connect fluency to reading directions for a game, where unclear pacing or missed words changes what players do.
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Related Standards
- 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.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.