In my classes, we have been working on strategies that help us identify words that we don't know. The students came up with lots of good ideas, and I thought I would share those with you. If you can think of anymore, please add to our list.
Helps for figuring out words we don't know:
1. Break the word into chunks.
2. Sound out the word IF the word is a one syllable word OR sound out the parts after breaking the word apart.
3. Find a word within a word. example: demand (man, an, and)
4. Use your fingers to cover up parts that you already know and try and figure out what's left.
5. Look at the pictures.
6. Leave out the unknown word.....read the whole sentence without the word to see if you can figure it out. (Context Clues)
7. Use a dictionary.
8. For use only after 1 - 7 have been tried, ask the teacher or another student.
We hope this helps you as you come to words that you don't know!
Donna Smith and students
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Great blog! Bright, colorful and easy to read. Your blog should be a hit with your students and parents!
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