Students often encounter words they don't recognize during independent reading periods. List three suggestions a teacher could offer to help her students determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. What should students do when they don't recognize a word in their texts?
What will be an ideal response?
When students don't recognize a word, they should:
• Reread the sentence containing the word.
• Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word.
• Examine the word part and look for familiar root words and affixes to aid in figuring out the meaning.
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