READING - Q2 Week 2 Day 3
Today students learned the fifth Nonfiction Signpost: Word Gaps.
We talked about strategies for using context clues and what students know to figure out the meaning of a word before they look up the word in a dictionary. The reference sheet (page 1 of this packet) gives three questions someone can ask in order to figure out a word. Then we discussed the examples on the next pages. Lastly we read an article and students circled the words they weren't sure about, and we practiced using the questions to figure out the words. Students who were gone can find an article in the newspaper or a magazine and practice the strategies on the packet.
We talked about strategies for using context clues and what students know to figure out the meaning of a word before they look up the word in a dictionary. The reference sheet (page 1 of this packet) gives three questions someone can ask in order to figure out a word. Then we discussed the examples on the next pages. Lastly we read an article and students circled the words they weren't sure about, and we practiced using the questions to figure out the words. Students who were gone can find an article in the newspaper or a magazine and practice the strategies on the packet.