https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig Include a title and a brief description of the strategy en-us 2017-11-07 15:27:16 UTC 2025-10-01 09:06:26 UTC hello@padlet.com chelsea_kavinski https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513167 When a student comes to a word they don't know they try saying it out loud. They may need to play around with the vowel sound, emphasis, etc. Hearing it aloud may trigger memory of the word and its meaning. ]]> 2017-11-07 18:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513167 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513423 When you find a word you don't know, figure out it's job (is it a noun, an adjective, a verb) to help determine what it might mean. 

Example: Everest casts a purple shadow... Casts comes after a noun, so it must be a verb. What does Everest do? It makes a shadow...it causes a shadow. Cast must mean make or cause. ]]> 2017-11-07 18:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513423 amy_rudnick https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513657 Using prefixes and suffixes to break the word apart and think about what each part means. Then, put the word back together. Good for all levels of readers.]]> 2017-11-07 18:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513657 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513709 The author of non-fiction uses the definition of a challenging word in the same sentence as the word itself appears. 

Example: 
"So each year penguins molt- their feathers fall out." ]]> 2017-11-07 18:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513709 brenda_capaccio https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513813 context ,clues ,and clarity]]> 2017-11-07 18:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204513813 lisarosenfeld https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514103 When figuring out an unknown word:
-Figure out what is happening in the story.
-How is this word being used?
-Think about details you know to connect the word.
-Try a definition.]]> 2017-11-07 18:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514103 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514135 Students find a word that they do not know and try to figure out the meaning by the context and/or looking up the meaning. Students try to use the word when they write and/or when they talk to other students. ]]> 2017-11-07 18:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514135 joelle_vitale https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514783 identifying words in a series by grouping them to see their similarities as well as differences between the words
-key to word meanings= synonyms and antonyms ]]> 2017-11-07 18:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204514783 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204515119 Think about the mood or feeling that the word creates in context. Is it positive or negative? Think about what word or phrase could replace the word that would give a similar emotion or feeling

]]> 2017-11-07 18:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204515119 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204515907 Using a reference to understand the definition. 
Example: If you don't understand a word, look it up in a dictionary to decide on the correct meaning of a word in a story.]]> 2017-11-07 18:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204515907 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204516005 2017-11-07 18:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204516005 https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204516019 Students have to sort vocab words into positive or negative connotations. ]]> 2017-11-07 18:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmavroudas/hjw1jftukpig/wish/204516019