K.10.D.ix
The Standard
correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students reread a short draft with an adult and check words that do not look right. They use sounds, familiar spelling patterns, and classroom tools to make corrections.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student finds misspelled words in a short draft when an adult reads it aloud. The student corrects simple sound-based words and familiar words using classroom references.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may accept a readable sound spelling, such as "sed" for "said," even when the word appears on the word wall. They may change only the first letter or overlook spelling while rereading for meaning.
How to Assess It
- Give students the sentence, "I se a big dag." Read it aloud, then ask them to correct "se" and "dag" using the word wall and sound boxes.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students letter tiles to rebuild two misspelled words from their drafts, then have them write the corrected words back into each sentence.
Ask, "How can the word wall and the sounds you hear help you check a word in your writing?"
Play a spelling repair relay where students choose the correct word card to replace a misspelled word in a sentence.
Have students write and edit a short thank-you note, checking names and familiar words before delivering it.
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