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Reading with Expression and Accuracy

PROCEDURAL
EnglishPhonics & Word Reading|Ages 6—10|ID: mt_V-ldQp56bF

Read aloud with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression (prosody), re-reading familiar texts to build fluency and confidence, and using context to self-correct

Mastery Evidence

  • Read a grade-level passage aloud with expression and appropriate pacing
  • Self-correct miscues during oral reading by re-reading or using context cues
  • Re-read a familiar book demonstrating increased fluency and confidence

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] reads a story aloud, do they vary their voice to match the mood — pausing at punctuation, slowing for sad parts, speeding up for excitement?”

Curriculum Standards26 alignments

RF.1.4Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.1.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

English Language Arts
RF.1.4.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.1.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

English Language Arts
RF.1.4.bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.1.4.b

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

English Language Arts
RF.1.4.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.1.4.c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

English Language Arts
RF.2.4Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.2.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

English Language Arts
RF.2.4.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.2.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

English Language Arts
RF.2.4.bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.2.4.b

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

English Language Arts
RF.2.4.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.2.4.c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

English Language Arts
RF.3.4Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.3.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

English Language Arts
RF.3.4.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.3.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

English Language Arts
RF.3.4.bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.3.4.b

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

English Language Arts
RF.3.4.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.3.4.c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

English Language Arts
RF.4.3Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.3

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

English Language Arts
RF.4.3.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.3.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.

English Language Arts
RF.4.4Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

English Language Arts
RF.4.4.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

English Language Arts
RF.4.4.bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.4.b

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

English Language Arts
RF.4.4.cCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.4.4.c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

English Language Arts
RI.4.10Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.4.10

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

English Language Arts
RL.4.10Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RL.4.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

English Language Arts
Eng.UKS2.Read.Word.1The national curriculum in England
Apply knowledge of morphology and etymology

Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (morphology and etymology), as listed in English Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words that they meet.

English · Key Stage 2
Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/6The national curriculum in England
Read quickly and accurately

read most words quickly and accurately, without overt sounding and blending, when they have been frequently encountered

English · Key Stage 1
Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/7The national curriculum in England
Read aloud

read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation

English · Key Stage 1
Eng/KS1/Y2/WR/8The national curriculum in England
Re-read books

re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_LKS2_Read_Comp_6The national curriculum in England
Prepare poems and play scripts

Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action

English · Key Stage 2
Eng_LKS2_Read_Word_1The national curriculum in England
Apply knowledge of morphology and etymology

Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in English Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet

English · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites3

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