CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4.a - Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4.b - Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4.c - Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

 
Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers

Title: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4 Determine Or Clarify The Meaning Of Unknown And Multiple-meaning Words... Language - 1st Grade English Language Arts Common Core State Standards

Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C.

Copyright Date: 2010

(Page last edited 10/08/2017)

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