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1.WF.3

Code Standard Coding: 
1.WF.3
Code Standard standard: 

Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words.

a. Spell common, regular, single-syllable words using:

1. Short vowels and single consonants.

2. Consonant graphemes including qu, x, and -ck; digraphs (e.g., thin, shop, when, much, sing); and doubled letters (e.g., off, will, mess).

3. Initial and final consonant blends (e.g., must, slab, plump).

4. Long vowel patterns spelled correctly, including VCe (Vowel-Consonant-silent e) (e.g., came, like), common vowel teams (e.g., boat, play, wait, see, team, right), and open syllables (e.g., go, cry).

5. Vowel-r combinations, including er, ar, or (e.g., car, her, stir, for, burn).

b. Spell words with inflectional endings:

1. Verbs with -ing, -ed, -s, and no change in the base word (e.g., snowed, playing, jumps).

2. Nouns with -s, -es, and no change to the base word (e.g., rugs, kisses).

3. Adjectives with -er, -est, and no change to the base word (e.g., slower).

c. Spell two-syllable words, including:

1. Words that end in -y or -ly (e.g., smelly, gladly).

2. Common compound words (e.g., hotdog).

3. Words with two closed syllables (e.g., rabbit, wagon).

d. Spell the 100 most often used words in English as found in a research-based list, including:

1. Irregular words (e.g., said, what, are, they, was).

2. Pattern based words (e.g., he, him, for, in, by, like).

e. Spell unfamiliar words phonetically, applying phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

Code Standard Cluster: 
Spelling
Code Standard Grade: 
1
Code Standard Strand ELA: 
Writing Standards: Foundational Skills
Is this Mathematics?: 
no
Is this ELA?: 
yes

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