Learning how to use clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words seems like it should be pretty easy. I mean, authors often provide context clues right in the sentence. But children who don't understand the process, often don't know what they're looking for. And teaching them - specifically - what to look for helps them so much. The more metacognitively aware our students are, the more they assimilate this kind of clue-searching into their daily reading.
There are a lot of ways to teach this concept, and no one system is right. I've added a couple of anchor charts from Pinterest that I think are worth looking at; you can click on the links to read more. You can also download this
freebie, which uses the
IDEAS acronym.
I=Inference
D=Definition
E=Example
A=Antonym
S=Synonym
Have a great week!
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