We’ve been working on context strategies, and you may like this list of strategies we’re teaching for use at home or in the classroom.
1. Is it a word that means the same? (“The tourists were tr_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to another vil _ _ _ _”)
2. Can I guess the word using the first 3 letters? (“Once upon a time, in a deep, dark for _ _ _ there lived a wwicked wit _ _”)
3. Is it a phrase that I recognize? (“I took my mail to the post off _ _ _”)
4. Can the picture give me a clue what this word is?
5. Did the previous sentence give away what this word might be?
6. Is there a word or two inside this big word? (” s c a m p e r i n g “)
7. If I look past the word and read the rest of the sentence, does that help?
8. Can I use my experiences to guess the word or what the author is talking about?
9. If I draw a picture with my pencil or even with my mind, does it help me “see” what the author is saying?