Kentucky Reading and Writing L.3.2.g
The Standard
- L.3.2
- When writing:
Consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Conventions of General American English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students notice words they are unsure how to spell in their writing. They use a dictionary or spelling tool to find the spelling, then fix their draft.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student finds a word in a dictionary or spelling tool and checks that it is the word they mean. They correct it in their sentence and can say where they checked.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose the first spell-check suggestion without checking its meaning, such as using 'there' for 'their.' They may also think an unmarked word must be spelled correctly.
How to Assess It
- Give students this sentence: 'My frend brought a blue umbrela.' Ask them to check and correct both words using a dictionary or spelling tool.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a printed dictionary and a short draft with 'becaus' and 'tomorow'; have them find and correct both words.
Ask students to explain in writing why 'their' fits 'They left their coats here' but 'there' does not.
Play dictionary relay: show cards with 'frend,' 'famly,' and 'becuz'; teams find and record each correct spelling.
Have students write a note asking the librarian for a mystery book, then check uncertain spellings before handing it in.
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Related Standards
- L.8.2.c
Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
- L.4.2.d
Consult reference materials as needed to check and correct spellings.
- L.7.2.b
Demonstrate appropriate use of strategies and resources (print and electronic) to identify and correct spelling errors.
- L.2.2.e
Use reference materials to self-check and correct spelling.
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