I-CANyons Parent Toolkit for Fifth Grade Language Arts (ELA)
Foundational Skills: I CAN...
Standard
Recognize and apply grade-level phonics in multisyllabic words.
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Core Standard
RF.5.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. 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. |
In Other Words
The student can use their understanding of roots, prefixes, suffixes, as well as syllable patterns to read familiar, and unfamiliar words in context (a sentence where the word makes sense) and out of context (a word standing alone, in a list, etc.).
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If Mastered
If mastered, continue to extend your child's roots and affixes knowledge activities like this.
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If Not Yet Mastered
See the MULTIPLE activities at this link from the Florida Center for Reading Research. This link has several activities/games that will help students develop grade level phonics and word analysis skills. Ask your child's teacher if there are specific areas to focus on. (ie. prefixes, suffixes, root words, etc.).
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StandardRead grade level text fluently with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support comprehension.
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Core StandardRF.5.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. RL. 5.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. RI. 5.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. |
In Other WordsThe student can read grade level text (writing) with purpose, understanding, accuracy, appropriate rate (speed), and expression. The student should be able to use sentence context to confirm, or self correct word recognition and understanding, rereading when needed.
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If MasteredIf mastered, have your child extend their skills in expression by learning from masters of the dramatics--actors! Watch, with your child, any of the literature stories found online here. Talk about the ways in which the readers use expression to add emotion and interest to the stories. Have your child use the characteristics modeled in their own reading.
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If Not Yet Mastered |
