Standard(s):
[ELA2021] (0) 2 : 2. Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.
[ELA2021] (0) 19 : 19. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text.
a. Describe the relationship between words, including relating them to synonyms and antonyms.
[ELA2021] (0) 33 : 33. Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.
[ELA2021] (1) 8 : 8. Apply previously-taught phoneme-grapheme correspondences to decodable words with accuracy and automaticity, in and out of context.
[ELA2021] (1) 12 : 12. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.
Example: Jack's coat, mom's car; pigs, pig's, pigs'
b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including frequently occurring affixes and inflections -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.
Examples: Explain that adding suffix -s changes a singular noun to a plural noun and adding suffix -ed changes a verb to past tense.
c. Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.
Examples: look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous
Act out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish shades of meaning in words related to walk.
Discuss synonyms and antonyms.
[ELA2021] (2) -5 : R1. Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.
[ELA2021] (2) 12 : 12. Read and reread grade-appropriate text accurately, automatically, and with meaningful expression at a rate which supports comprehension.
[ELA2021] (2) 17 : 17. Analyze meaningful parts of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.
Example: girl's dress; boys' game; cats, cat's, cats'; houses, house's shutters
b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including base words, compound words, and frequently occurring affixes and inflections.
Examples: -less, -ful, -est
Note: Adding suffix -est changes an adjective to a superlative adjective; adding suffix -ful changes the part of speech.