Connect oral vocabulary to words in print (RI.1.4; L.1.4)
- Read with understanding grade-appropriate oral vocabulary words that appear in print
- Use newly-learned vocabulary when talking about text
Determine the relationships among words (L.1.5)
- Identify and use synonyms
Use context to determine word meanings (L.1.4)
- Make inferences about the meaning of a word based on its use in a sentence with adult assistance
Apply common affixes and roots to determine word meaning (L.1.4)
- Identify and explain how adding the affixes “-s,” “-ed,” and “–ing” change the meaning of a root or base word
Use resources to determine the meaning and pronunciation of an unfamiliar word (NA)
- Use a picture dictionary or digital resource to find words1
English learner and bilingual footnotes
1 ELs’ use of dictionaries should be carefully and explicitly taught and monitored. Successful dictionary use requires a great deal of linguistic knowledge about grammatical categories, multiple meanings, related words, and appropriate uses.
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