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Compound Words, Contractions, and Irregular Words
3rd Grade · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Read compound words, contractions, abbreviations, and irregular high-frequency words with automaticity.
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Reading Closed, Open, and Hyphenated Compound Words
6 lessons
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Standards Covered
- OGE.4.RF.3Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 4 / Grade 3 (Age 8) · Grade 3Read compound words, contractions, abbreviations, and grade-appropriate irregularly spelled high-frequency words with automaticity.
- OGE.4.RF.1Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 4 / Grade 3 (Age 8) · Grade 3Apply advanced phonological and morphological decoding strategies to read multisyllabic words with complex sound-spelling patterns (including vowel teams, diphthongs, r-controlled vowels, and final stable syllables) across open, closed, and VCe syllable patterns.
Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
10 lessons
Advanced Syllable Types and Complex Vowels
Decode multisyllabic words using knowledge of all six syllable types and complex vowel-consonant patterns.
2
6 lessons
Syllable Division and Structural Analysis
Break complex words into decodable chunks using standard syllable division rules and stress patterns.
3
8 lessons
Morphemic Decoding: Roots and Affixes
Decode and interpret complex words by analyzing prefixes, Latin roots, and derivational suffixes with spelling changes.
4
6 lessons
Compound Words, Contractions, and Irregular Words
Read compound words, contractions, abbreviations, and irregular high-frequency words with automaticity.
5
6 lessons
Reading Fluency, Prosody, and Self-Monitoring
Read grade-level prose and poetry aloud and silently with accuracy, expression, pacing, and self-correction.