4. Vocabulary for 5th Graders
5th graders need to know the meaning of these words from the Marzano list.
And these words’ meaning is taken from WORDS TO KNOW BY GRADE LEVEL. Look for the grade 5 list.
5. Are you looking for a tech option?
Lexia Core 5 is a well-respected app used in many schools. It is available as a home version and costs $175 for a one-year subscription. My school uses it, and I highly recommend it! It goes up to grade 5 and addresses all areas of reading.
Lexia Core 5 is a research-proven computer program that accelerates the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities, helping them make the critical shift from learning to read to reading to learn. It has 21 levels, spanning from preschool through grade 5. It is based on the science of reading. Each level has 5 areas and includes automaticity/fluency, comprehension, phonics, phonological awareness, and vocabulary. Each level should be completed within 5.5 to 9 hours.
6. Read Aloud or Listen to Online Texts – Put the Closed Captioning On
Read aloud more complex books to your child, or have your child listen to books online – not decodable texts – on topics they enjoy to instill a love of reading, improve listening comprehension, and grow vocabulary. 5th-grade reading and listening comprehension are based on:
Here are Grade 5 Common Core State Standards Question Stems to get book discussions going with your child. These are used in school.
We administer the FREE DIBELS 8 3x/year.
- 1 Minute Oral Reading Fluency ~ Can the child read x number of words in a story with at least 96% accuracy?
- 3-Minute Maze Comprehension ~ The student reads a story that is missing words. Each time a word is missing, the student selects the correct missing word from three words.
The minimum scores to pass:
The oral reading numbers are words your child needs to read correctly.
Here are other free literacy assessments if you want to assess your child!