Maryland ELA RF.2.3.b
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.
Read (decode) and write (encode) words with inflectional suffixes.
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 and spell words with endings such as -s, -es, -ed, and -ing. They notice spelling changes, such as hop becoming hopping and bake becoming baking.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students read hopping and hoping correctly and spell both from dictation. They can write jumped and boxes, then name each base word.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may spell hoping as hopeing or hopping as hoping. They may add an extra syllable when reading jumped.
How to Assess It
- Dictate hopping, hoping, boxes, and jumped. Have students write each word, read it aloud, and write its base word beside it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs letter tiles for hop, hope, and play; have them build hopping, hoping, and played, then read each word aloud.
Write two sentences about a frog, one with hops and one with hopped, then tell a partner how the endings change the meaning.
Deal cards labeled runs, boxes, jumped, and baking; partners race to sort by ending, read each word, and write its base word.
Show a lunch menu listing baked potatoes and steaming soup; students circle baked and steaming, read both, then write bake and steam.
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Related Standards
- RF.K.3.g
Decode words with the most common inflectional suffixes.
- RF.3.3.c
Read (decode) and write (encode) words with common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
- RF.2.3.d
Read (decode) and write (encode) words with common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
- RF.4-5.3.c
Read (decode) and write (encode) words with prefixes and derivational suffixes.
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