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Context Clues
We use context clues when we read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
* Clues can be found in the same sentence and surrounding sentences near the unfamiliar word.
*Clues can be found by thinking about how the word is used in the sentence. Is it used as a noun? A verb? An adjective?
*Clues can also be found by thinking about the MAIN IDEA of the sentence where the word is found as well as the MAIN IDEA and DETAILS of the story.
This is a link to worksheet practice that will help students practice using context clues:
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/context-clues/
Here is another link to a website that has plenty of practice activities including a power point and fun double meaning game:
https://sites.google.com/a/nsd42.net/walshly/context-clues
We use context clues when we read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
* Clues can be found in the same sentence and surrounding sentences near the unfamiliar word.
*Clues can be found by thinking about how the word is used in the sentence. Is it used as a noun? A verb? An adjective?
*Clues can also be found by thinking about the MAIN IDEA of the sentence where the word is found as well as the MAIN IDEA and DETAILS of the story.
This is a link to worksheet practice that will help students practice using context clues:
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/context-clues/
Here is another link to a website that has plenty of practice activities including a power point and fun double meaning game:
https://sites.google.com/a/nsd42.net/walshly/context-clues
Making Inferences
We make inferences all day, every day without even thinking about it. When you grab a jacket or an umbrella before leaving in the morning, you are making an inference about what you think the weather is going to be like.
Readers make inferences also about the text and the characters they encounter based off of information in the text and prior knowledge.
In short INFERENCES are:
Background Knowledge + Text Evidence = Inference
Here is a free website to practice making inferences:
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrdet/blue-ribbon-readers-the-detectives-notebook-game/
We make inferences all day, every day without even thinking about it. When you grab a jacket or an umbrella before leaving in the morning, you are making an inference about what you think the weather is going to be like.
Readers make inferences also about the text and the characters they encounter based off of information in the text and prior knowledge.
In short INFERENCES are:
Background Knowledge + Text Evidence = Inference
Here is a free website to practice making inferences:
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrdet/blue-ribbon-readers-the-detectives-notebook-game/
Text Features
These are nonfiction text 'helpers'! They are there to help you understand a nonfiction text better. Text features also make the text more interesting and fun to read!
These are nonfiction text 'helpers'! They are there to help you understand a nonfiction text better. Text features also make the text more interesting and fun to read!
MAIN IDEA
What a selection is MOSTLY about.
Main idea has two parts...Who/What is the selection mostly about, and what the main who/what HAS/IS/DOES (the most important thing about the main who or what).
Here's a Freebie to practice main idea...
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Main-Idea-Task-Cards-Freebie-1276233
or
www.k12reader.com and search for main idea
What a selection is MOSTLY about.
Main idea has two parts...Who/What is the selection mostly about, and what the main who/what HAS/IS/DOES (the most important thing about the main who or what).
Here's a Freebie to practice main idea...
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Main-Idea-Task-Cards-Freebie-1276233
or
www.k12reader.com and search for main idea