Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences, syllable types, and morphological structure
to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words accurately, both in context and in isolation.
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards:
4.RF.3.a
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words accurately.
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RF.4.3a
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4RF3a
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
RF.4.3.a
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
RF.4.3a
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.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RF.4.4.a
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
4RF3a
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.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.FL.PWR.3.a
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (roots and affixes) to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
4.2.A*
determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.1.4.D
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences,syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
4th Grade Reading - Roots and Affixes Lesson
Roots & Affixes
Words are built from meaningful roots and affixes.
Roots are the basic units of meaning of words. Many roots can stand alone as words.
Affixes are word parts added to root words to build on or change their meanings.
4th Grade Reading - Roots and Affixes Lesson