CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4
The Standard
Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
What This Standard Means
Students need to read very simple books in a way that shows they are getting the meaning, not just saying words. They should use the pictures, repeated patterns, known sight words, and first letter clues to make sense of the text.
Mastery looks like a child reading an emergent book, then telling what it was mostly about and pointing to words or pictures that helped. Students often get stuck by memorizing the pattern without checking the print, guessing from pictures only, or reading so slowly that the meaning gets lost.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on: Give pairs a simple patterned book and sticky notes to mark one word and one picture that helped them understand each page.
- Prompt: After reading, ask, “What was this book mostly about, and what page helped you know?”
- Quick check: Listen to one child read a familiar book, then ask them to retell it using the cover and two pages.
- Real-world: Read a simple lunch menu, classroom label book, or bus safety booklet and ask students what information it gives them.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.