Maryland ELA RF.4-5.3

RF.4-5.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• RF.4-5.3.a

  Know and apply phonics skills to read (decode) and write (encode) words.

• RF.4-5.3.b

  Read (decode) and write (encode) multi-syllable words.

• RF.4-5.3.c

  Read (decode) and write (encode) words with prefixes and derivational suffixes.

• RF.4-5.3.d

  Read (decode) and write (encode) words containing Greek combining forms.

• RF.4-5.3.e

  When appropriate, consider the etymology (word origin) of unknown words to support reading (decoding) and writing (encoding).

• RF.4-5.3.f

  Use knowledge of spelling rules, syllable types, morphology, and etymology to Write (encode) words with accuracy and automaticity.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students break long words into syllables and meaningful parts to read and spell them. They use prefixes, suffixes, and Greek word parts to work out unfamiliar words. They use spelling rules and word origins when writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student reads and spells photograph by recognizing photo and graph. They spell unhappiness with an i instead of a y and can explain the change. They write familiar words like these without sounding out every letter again.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may guess a long word from its first syllable instead of checking every part. They may write fotograf or unhappyness. Some can read a word aloud but leave out a syllable when spelling it.

04

How to Assess It

Have students read photograph, unhappiness, and creation aloud, then cover the list and write the words from dictation. Ask them to mark the word parts and explain the spelling change in unhappiness.

1. 01

   Give pairs tiles labeled un, happy, ness, photo, and graph; have them build unhappiness and photograph, change y to i, then read both words.

2. 02

   Ask, 'Why does photograph use ph instead of f?' Have students write one sentence linking its spelling to the Greek photo, meaning light.

3. 03

   Play a spelling relay: say creation, replay, and unhappiness; teams write each word, divide it into syllables, and underline its affixes.

4. 04

   Post a mock museum sign reading 'Photograph the telescope'; students read it, circle Greek word parts, then write the sign from memory.

• RF.K.3

  Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words. Demonstrate knowledge of the alphabetic principle. Form/print all upper and lowe...

• 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 (en...

• RF.3.3

  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 (en...