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Teaching Point:
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Readers
infer the meanings of unknown words.
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What Needs Work:
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thinking
beyond the text, inferring
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Small Group Lesson:
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Model
how to infer the meaning of an unknown word.
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I
used the book The Little House and
discussed the word tenement.
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Discuss
strategies for inferring the meaning of an unknown word: picture clues, context clues, schema, dictionary,
and dictionary.com.
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Have
students practice inferring the meaning of unknown words.
o
I
used the book Lilly’s Chocolate Heart
by Kevin Henkes and discussed the words radiator and narrow.
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I
used the book St. Patrick’s Day in the
Morning by Eve Bunting and discussed the words sash and fringe.
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Resources:
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Growing Readers by Debbie Miller, pages 107-109
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Lesson By: Megan
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Readers infer the meanings of unknown words.
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