(Un)achieved Spelling Ability Objectives in the First Cycle of Basic School. Spelling ability is one of the basic communication abilities. Students begin to systematically develop with the beginning of school. By the end of the first cycle of basic school, students should achieve eleven operational objectives connected to spelling ability. There is a lack of studies dealing with the assessment of students’ achievement of spelling ability. The paper presents the state of (un)achieved spelling ability for the tested third graders. The results have given (future) teachers the insight into the state of spelling ability and consequently an opportunity to consider in further educating students on individual orthographic subjects.Pravopisna zmožnost spada med temeljne sporazumevalne zmožnosti. Učenci jo začnejo sistematično razvijati z začetkom šole. Do konca prvega vzgojno-izobraževalnega obdobja naj bi usvojili enajst operativnih ciljev, vezanih na pravopisno zmožnost. Raziskav, ki bi preverjale, koliko so učenci usvojili pravopisno zmožnost, je premalo. Prispevek prikazuje stanje (ne)usvojenosti pravopisne zmožnosti v raziskavo vključenih tretješolcev, na podlagi katerega lahko (bodoči) učitelji še bolj načrtno obravnavajo posamezne pravopisne teme
