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RF.3.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
o Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational
suffixes.
o Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
o Decode multisyllable words.
o Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
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RF.4.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
o Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication
patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar
multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
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RF.5.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
o Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication
patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar
multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or
phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
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RI.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and
phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
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RI.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
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RI.7.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word
choice on meaning and tone.
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RI.8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word
choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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RI.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact
of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
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RI.11-12.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses
and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.C
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the
same root (e.g., company, companion).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the
meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the
meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the
meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the
meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the
meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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