Maryland ELA RF.2.4
Standard Cluster
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Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts (2025)
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RF.2.4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.
- RF.2.4.a
of Engage in a variety of in of with texts Engage in a variety experiences with texts experiences with texts order to to refine experiences with texts to refine o...
- RF.2.4.b
Read a variety of grade-appropriate text with text with prosody. • Engage in fluency practice activities echo reading) to demonstrate fluency in order and to sup...
- RF.2.4.c
While reading, use context to to
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What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a grade-level passage aloud so a listener can follow it. They read words accurately, pause where it makes sense, and reread when a word does not fit.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student reads an unfamiliar paragraph with most words correct and pauses that fit the meaning. They fix a word that does not make sense and tell what happened in the passage.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think faster reading is better, so they skip small words or punctuation. Others guess a word from its first letter and keep going even when the sentence makes no sense.
How to Assess It
- Have each student read an 80-word story aloud, then ask, "What happened first, and what happened next?" Note missed words, pauses, and self-corrections.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs word cards for "The little dog ran across the yard" and have them group the words into phrases before reading aloud.
Read "Let's eat, Grandma!" and "Let's eat Grandma!" aloud, then ask partners what the pause changes.
Play echo reading with a six-line poem: read one line, have students copy your pace and expression, then switch leaders.
Have students read tomorrow's lunch menu aloud to a partner, pausing between items so the partner can name the main dish.
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Related Standards
- RF.3.4
Read grade-appropriate texts with sufficient accuracy, rate, and prosody to support comprehension Engage in a variety of experiences with texts in order to refi...
- RF.3.4.b
Read a variety of grade-appropriate text with fluency in order to support comprehension.
- RF.K.4.c
Read grade-appropriate text with developing fluency in order to support comprehension.
- RF.K.4
Read grade-appropriate texts with sufficient accuracy to support comprehension. Engage in a variety of experiences with texts in order to develop an understandi...
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