Connect oral vocabulary to words in print (RL.3.4), (L.3.5)
- Identify, explain, and use figurative and descriptive language
Determine the relationships among words (RI.3.4), (L.3.5)
- Draw and use semantic maps and organizers to convey word relations
- Categorize words hierarchically
- Identify and use idioms, homophones, and homographs in context1
Use context to determine word meaning (L.3.4)
- Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
Apply common affixes and roots to determine word meaning (L.3.4)
- Identify the meaning of and use words with the suffixes “–ion,” “tion,” and “sion”
- Identify the meaning of and use words with the affixes such as “im-“ (“into”), “non-,” “dis-,” “in-“ (“not,” “non”), “pre-,” “-ness,” “-y,” and “–ful”
English learner and bilingual footnotes
1 Realizing the number of homophones that exist in English is important for ELs, particularly for those whose native language contains few or no homophones (e.g., Spanish).
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