Common Core State Standards

Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Decode multisyllable words.

Decode words with common Latin suffixes.

Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).