Foundations for Reading

Virginia SOL 3.FFR.3

Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills to decode and encode unfamiliar words.

What students need to be able to do

  • Decode words containing vowel teams.
  • Encode words containing vowel teams.
  • Decode words containing r-controlled vowels.
  • Encode words containing r-controlled vowels.
  • Use knowledge of syllabication and syllable types to decode words.
  • Use knowledge of syllabication and syllable types to encode words.
  • Use knowledge of affixes to decode words.
  • Use knowledge of affixes to encode words.
  • Read high-frequency words with automaticity and accuracy.