Grade 5 Word Study

ACS uses Words Their Way as a primary resource for word study: phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction. Words Their Way provides teachers with the tools for teaching children through the stages of spelling development. Children learn to see patterns and variations in words and are taught in a fun and engaging way.

Based on years of research into invented and developmental spelling, the classroom-proven framework of this successful series is keyed to the five stages of spelling and orthographic development. Each stage-specific companion volume features a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for teachers working with students in each stage of spelling development, from emergent through derivational relations.

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Grade 5 Word Study Skills

  • Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

  • Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

  • Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

  • Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.

  • Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

  • Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.

  • Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

  • Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

  • Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

  • Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

  • Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

  • Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

  • Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  • Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

  • Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs

  • Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

  • Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).