NY Next Generation ELA 3RF3.e
The Standard
Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards · Phonics and Word Recognition
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. They remember unexpected letter-sound patterns while reading connected text.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student reads irregular words accurately in isolation and context. The student identifies the regular and unexpected parts that support memory.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may force a regular phonics rule onto every word. They may memorize a word in one sentence but fail to recognize it elsewhere.
How to Assess It
- Give a mixed list of grade-appropriate irregular words and a short passage containing them. Ask students to read both accurately.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Map regular and unexpected sounds in irregular words with color-coded letter tiles.
Ask students which part of each word must be remembered by heart.
Play Irregular Word Concentration with spoken and printed word cards.
Locate and read irregular words in classroom announcements or current reading.
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Related Standards
- 2RF4.a
Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
- 5RF3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- 2RF3.a
Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words (including common vowel teams).
- 1RF3.c
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
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