Standard 3 : Phonics and Word Recognition (Archived)



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General Information

Number: LAFS.3.RF.3
Title: Phonics and Word Recognition
Type: Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: 3
Strand: Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (K-5)

Related Standards

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
LAFS.3.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  1. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
  2. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
  3. Decode multisyllable words.
  4. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3a: Identify the meaning of most common prefixes.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3b: Identify the meaning of most common suffixes.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3c: Decode multi-syllable words.
LAFS.3.RF.3.AP.3d: Recognize and/or read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.


Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Lesson Plans

Name Description
Prefix Lesson:

This lesson is an introduction to using the prefixes re-, pre-, and un-. In this lesson, students work with partners to add common prefixes to words and define the new meaning of the word. Students will create a digital presentation showcasing examples of the prefixes in use in sentences.

Spelling Words Correctly Using Prefixes: This strategy will focus on the prefix "re-" to help predict the meaning of words. The same strategy can be used to introduce other common prefixes such as "dis-", "in-" and "im-".

Student Center Activities

Name Description
Fluency: Quick Words:

In this activity, students will quickly read teacher-selected target words in a timed activity.

Fluency: Read Speed:

In this activity, students will quickly read multisyllabic high-frequency words on a practice sheet in a timed activity.

Fluency: Give Me Five:

In this activity, students will take turns reading multisyllabic high-frequency word cards in a timed activity.

Fluency: Quick Sort:

In this activity, students will sort and read multisyllabic words with shared rimes in a timed activity.

Fluency: Word Part Rush:

In this activity, students will quickly read word parts (syllables, affixes, and roots) on a practice sheet in a timed activity.

Fluency: Root Rap:

In this activity, students will quickly identify roots in a timed activity. As an extension, students will read multisyllabic words containing common roots.

Advanced Phonics: Word Way:

In this activity, students will decode unfamiliar words by analyzing their parts.

Advanced Phonics: If the Clue Fits:

In this activity, students will identify words based on advanced phonics-related clues (i.e., affixes, roots, base words, syllable types, and vowel patterns).

Advanced Phonics: Root Hoot:

In this activity, students will identify roots in multisyllabic words and match them to words that have the same root while playing a card game.

Advanced Phonics: Embellished Words:

In this activity, students will combine base words and affixes to make new words while playing a board game.

Advanced Phonics: Double Time:

In this activity, students will write corresponding spelling patterns for long vowels in multisyllabic words. As an extension activity, students will write the correct vowel for the schwa sound.

Advanced Phonics: Sound Choice:

In this activity, students will decode and spell words containing vowel diphthongs while playing a board game.

Fluency: Affix Wiz:

In this activity, students will quickly read affixes on a practice sheet in a timed activity. As an extension, students will read multisyllabic words containing common affixes.

Advanced Phonics: Affix Fit:

In this activity, students will combine base words and affixes to make new words.

Advanced Phonics: Four Word:

In this activity, students will group multisyllabic words containing the same base word.

Advanced Phonics: Affix Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words based on their affixes.

Advanced Phonics: Inflection Reflection:

In this activity, students will make new words by combining words with inflections.

Advanced Phonics: Compound Construction:

In this activity, students will produce compound words that begin with a specific letter. In an extension activity, students will read and segment multisyllabic compound words into two words.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Swap:

In this activity, students will match syllable cards to create words.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by syllable types.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Score:

In this activity, students will segment words into syllables and record the number of syllables.

Advanced Phonics: Syllable Game:

In this activity, students will count syllables in words while playing a game.

Advanced Phonics: The Write Word:

In this activity, students will produce words with different spelling patterns while playing a game.

Advanced Phonics: Star Search:

In this activity, students will decode and spell words with r-controlled vowel patterns.

Fluency: Affix Zip:

In this activity, students will quickly read affixes by doing timed practices. Included in this resource are syllable cards that extend the activity in CPALMS' resource .

Phonics: Word Construction:

In this activity, students will combine base words with affixes and inflections to make new words.

Phonics: Base Word Sort:

In this activity, students will identify word components (base word and affixes) by doing a sort.

Phonics: Front or Back:

In this activity, students will add affixes to base words to make new words.

Phonics: Affix Hunt:

In this activity, students will identify base words and affixes (prefixes and suffixes).

Phonics: Syllable Trivia:

In this activity, students will identify syllable patterns by playing a game.

Phonics: Parting Words:

In this activity, students will identify and segment base words and inflections.

Phonics: Six-Way Syllable Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by syllable types.

Phonics: Map and Swoop:

In this activity, students will map graphemes to phonemes and mark syllables within words.

Phonics: Syllables, Words, and Pictures:

In this activity, students will combine syllables to form words by playing a matching game.

Phonics: Syllable Cut-Ups:

In this activity, students will segment and cut words into syllables.

Phonics: Syllable Snake:

In this activity, students will count syllables in words by playing a game.

Phonics: Syllable Scoops:

In this activity, students will segment and sort words by the number of syllables.

Phonics: Roll and Read:

In this activity, students will read words with different spelling patterns while playing a board game.

Phonics: Break Apart:

In this activity, students will segment words by isolating the base words and affixes.

Phonics: Compound Word Puzzles:

In this activity, students will form compound words by putting puzzle pieces together.

Phonics: Word Syllable Game:

In this activity, students will count the number of syllables in words while playing a board game.

Phonics: Syllable Closed Sort:

In this activity, students will sort words by the number of syllables.

Phonics: Piece It Together:

In this activity, students will make words from syllable puzzle pieces.

Phonics: Picture It In Syllables:

In this activity, students will combine syllables to form words while playing a matching game.