Virginia SOL 3.FFW

3.FFW is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 3.FFW.1

  Handwriting

• 3.FFW.1.A

  Maintain legible printing.

• 3.FFW.1.B

  Write capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet using correct letter formation in cursive.

• 3.FFW.1.C

  Sign his/her first and last name.

• 3.FFW.1.D

  Form cursive letters with flow from one letter to the next within names and words.

• 3.FFW.2.A

  Use phoneme-grapheme correspondence to encode (spell) multisyllabic words.

• 3.FFW.2.B

  Use common affixes to encode (spell) words.

• 3.FFW.2.C

  Use phoneme/grapheme (sound/symbol) correspondences to encode (spell) grade-level high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students write clearly in print and form uppercase and lowercase cursive letters correctly. They connect cursive letters smoothly in names and words. They use sound patterns, syllables, and common word parts to spell longer and frequently used words.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students produce readable print and correctly formed capital and lowercase cursive letters. They connect cursive letters smoothly in words and sign their full name. They spell longer words, common affixed words, and familiar high-frequency words accurately.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat cursive as connected printing, which leads to incorrect starting points and awkward joins. They may leave out unstressed syllables in longer words. They may add endings without changing the base word when needed, as in runing for running.

04

How to Assess It

Dictate, “The helpful rabbit is running away.” Students print it, copy it in cursive, and sign their full name. Check spelling, letter formation, spacing, and joins.

1. 01

   Give students letter tiles to build a multisyllabic word, divide it into syllables, then write it in print and cursive.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain how adding a prefix or suffix changes the spelling and meaning of a familiar base word.

3. 03

   Play spelling relay with cards showing high-frequency words, multisyllabic words, and words with common prefixes or suffixes.

4. 04

   Have students complete a library card by printing their information clearly and signing their full name in cursive.

• 2.FFW

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• K.FFW

  The student will print legibly in manuscript

• 5.FFW

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 4.FFW

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.