Maryland ELA RF.2.3.a
The Standard
- RF.2.3
- Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in reading (decoding) and writing (encoding) words. Know and apply phonics skills to read (decode) and write (encode) one syllable words. Read (decode) and write (encode) words with inflectional suffixes. Read (decode) and write (encode) two-syllable words with known letter-sound correspondences. (dollar, wrestle, kidney, odor) Read (decode) and write (encode) words with common prefixes and derivational suffixes. Know and apply spelling rules to write (encode) words with increased accuracy.
Know and apply phonics skills to read (decode) and write (encode) one syllable words.
Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read one-syllable words by matching letters and letter groups to sounds, then blending the sounds. They also listen for sounds in spoken words and write the letters that spell them.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can sound out and read unfamiliar words such as ship, clap, and cake. When those words are dictated, the student spells each consonant and uses the right vowel pattern.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may guess a word from its first letter instead of checking the whole word. They may leave out a sound in a blend, writing pan for plan, or forget the silent e in cake.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to read ship, clap, and cake aloud. Then dictate shop, flag, and bike for them to write.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students letter tiles to build ship, swap sh for ch to make chip, then spell shop from dictation.
Have partners compare cap and cape, then point to the letter that changes the vowel sound.
Play word bingo with cards printed with shop, flag, rain, and bike; call each word aloud for students to find and read.
Hand out a mock grocery list with milk, jam, and cake; students read it and write one more one-syllable item.
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