Unlock the Power of Words

The Electric Company is a multi-media literacy experience designed to teach reading concepts through fun and engaging videos, games, activity sheets, and lesson plans. Resources deal specifically with troublesome consonants, consonant digraphs, vowels, and vowel combinations.

This multimedia resource provides phonics lessons, games, videos, and activity sheets that lend themselves well to differentiated reading groups through 5th grade, as the interest level is maintained at a high level.

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Standards & Objectives

Academic standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7: Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently,...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.5: Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
GLE 0201.1.2: Employ a variety of strategies to decode words and expand vocabulary.
GLE 0201.2.1: Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
GLE 0201.2.2: Develop critical speaking skills essential for effective communication.
GLE 0201.8.1: Explore and experience various literary genres.
GLE 0201.8.2: Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.
GLE 0201.8.3: Develop reading fluency and accuracy.
GLE 0301.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0301.8.1: Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
GLE 0401.1.1: Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0401.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0401.3.2: Write in a variety of modes and genres (e.g., narration, description, personal expression, imaginative writing, response to literature, response to subject...
GLE 0401.6.1: Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
GLE 0401.8.1: Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading.
GLE 0401.8.2: Experience various literary genres, including fiction/nonfiction, poetry, drama, short stories, folk tales, and myths.
GLE 0501.1.2: Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
GLE 0501.3.2: Write in various modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal expression, description, and imaginative.
GLE 0501.6.1: Apply appropriate skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies, graphic organizers,...
GLE 0501.8.1: Use previously learned comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
GLE 0501.8.2: Experience various literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry, drama, chapter books, biography/autobiography, short stories, folk tales, myths,...
SPI 0301.1.12: Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
SPI 0301.1.15: Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).
SPI 0301.1.16: Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
SPI 0301.1.19: Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.
SPI 0301.1.20: Determine word meaning through context clues.
SPI 0301.6.4: Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
SPI 0401.1.12: Select appropriate antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms within context.
SPI 0401.1.13: Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
SPI 0401.1.14: Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
SPI 0401.1.16: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.
SPI 0401.3.8: Select appropriate time-order or transitional words to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
SPI 0401.5.5: Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions from text.
SPI 0401.6.6: Use available text features (e.g., graphics and illustrations) to make meaning from text.
SPI 0401.8.6: Identify and interpret similes and metaphors.
SPI 0501.1.11: Determine word meanings within context.
SPI 0501.1.12: Recognize root words, prefixes, and syllabication as aids in determining meaning within context.
SPI 0501.1.15: Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
SPI 0501.1.16: Determine the correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words within context.
SPI 0501.3.10: Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
SPI 0501.8.7: Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in context.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7a: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of...
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.2.FL.VA.7c: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.KID.2: Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.CS.4: Describe how words and phrases supply meaning in a story, poem, or song.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.KID.2: Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
TSS.ELA.2.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.2.SL.CC.1: Participate with varied peers and adults in collaborative conversations in small or large groups about appropriate 2nd grade topics and texts.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7a: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7c: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial...
TSS.ELA.3.RI.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.7: Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.KID.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers.
TSS.ELA.3.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.7: Explain how illustrations in a text contribute to what is conveyed by the words.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.KID.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers.
TSS.ELA.3.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.5: Add audio or visual elements when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
TSS.ELA.4.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.4.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.4.FL.SC.6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7a: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7c: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,...
TSS.ELA.4.FL.WC.4: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and...
TSS.ELA.4.RI.KID.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in the text when drawing inferences...
TSS.ELA.4.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.4.RL.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that refer to significant characters and situations found in...
TSS.ELA.4.RL.KID.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in a text when drawing inferences from...
TSS.ELA.4.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
TSS.ELA.4.W.TTP.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.
TSS.ELA.4.W.TTP.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.F.5: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.PWR.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7a: 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...
TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7b: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
TSS.ELA.5.FL.VA.7c: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and...
TSS.ELA.5.RI.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and...
TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.9: Integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to build content knowledge.
TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
TSS.ELA.5.RI.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.5.RL.CS.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language with emphasis on similes and metaphors; analyze the...
TSS.ELA.5.RL.IKI.9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
TSS.ELA.5.RL.RRTC.10: Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
TSS.ELA.5.W.TTP.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences.

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References

Contributors:

Paula Cox

Originator:

Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation