Virginia SOL 5.RV.1

What students need to be able to do

• Develop general academic language and content-specific vocabulary by listening to, reading, and discussing a variety of grade-five texts and topics.
• Discuss meanings of complex words and phrases acquired through conversations and literature.
• Determine the meaning of complex words using frequently occurring root words and inflectional affixes (e.g., -s, -ing, -ed).
• Use the context of a sentence to apply knowledge of homophones.
• Apply knowledge of grade-level appropriate synonyms and antonyms to better understand each word.
• Analyze the morphological relationships between words, including how Greek and Latin affixes and roots impact the meaning.
• Develop breadth of vocabulary knowledge by listening to and reading high-quality, complex text.
• Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs and adjectives.
• Use strategies to infer word meanings.
• Use glossaries, beginning dictionaries, and thesauruses, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
• Use newly learned words and phrases in discussions and speaking activities.