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Becomes skilled at solving multisyllabic words with complex letter sound relationships, using
part-by-part phonetic analysis, such as vowel teams, and syllabication rules
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Demonstrates a processing system that is becoming efficient in reading continuous text
(monitors, searches visual information, predicts, confirms with meaning and structure, self-corrects,
and so on)
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Consistently notices and processes unknown words, confirming with meaning, as words are
solved.
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Stops and self-corrects at the point of error, using previous word solving skills. For example,
more and more multisyllabic words, complex spelling patterns, and compound words are used at this
level and onward
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Determines the meaning of unknown words by using context and meaning
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Attends to longer, more complex sentences with adjectives and adverbs
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Reads with more phrasing and responds to print features such as punctuation, large print, or
dialogue to add expression. For example, student pauses at commas or raises their voice at an
exclamation point