LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

English Language Arts — Grade 3

Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.

Objective 1.01. Apply phonics and structural analysis to decode words (e.g., roots, suffixes, prefixes, less common vowel patterns, syllable breaks).

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The two voices of the “ow” spelling pattern
This lesson demonstrates to students how the combination of two vowels represents a different sound. After becoming acquainted with the “ow” sound, students participate in activities that support Jerry Zutell's 6-step framework: The... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Rooting out meaning: Morpheme match-ups in the primary grades
Students engage in morphemic analysis by using their knowledge of morphemes to define words, using a dictionary to confirm the meaning and spelling of unfamiliar words, and combining morphemes to create new words. Students use Readwritethink's “Morpheme... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink