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abnormalities. Tips on understanding new vocabulary.. Hints About Meanings of New Words. Sometimes when you read you have to be a word detective. . When you come to a new word in your reading the first thing you should do is decide whether you have to know the word in order to get the meaning of the paragraph. . Write Now:. In your writer’s notebook, please write what you predict . context clues. might be. . You can be a definition detective!. Have you ever read a sentence that had an unfamiliar word in it? Sometimes, when we see words that we don’t know, we don’t bother trying to figure it out. However, there are steps we can follow that can help us determine the definition of an unfamiliar word. Those steps are called . Syllabication is the process of analyzing the patterns of vowels and consonants in a word to determine where the word breaks into syllables. This enables readers and spellers to identify syllable types and their vowel sounds, recognize consonant diagraphs and blends, and thus arrive at an approximate pronunciation and spelling of the word.. “Increasing . your . vocabulary…will make . your own speaking and writing more precise and more interesting. If all that is not enough, your increased vocabulary may result in an increased salary. Research tells us that the size of a person’s vocabulary . Madison Elementary School District. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.. jglueck@msd38.org. This product is meant for use in any classroom in which it will enrich the learning and the lives of children and may be freely shared among educators.. FSA Reading . Targeted Standards Review. Definition: Context Clues. A . context clue . is a hint in the text that can help a reader figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Where in the world is the context clue?. What Are Context Clues?. Context clues are hints that help define strange words. Are often found in the sentence(s) around the unfamiliar word. We can find the meaning of words if we look closely at the sentences we are reading. Any text that you have never . - read. - heard. - seen. Steps for understanding an unfamiliar text. Step 1. read the text (out loud if you can. ). Step 2. . what do you notice about the:. - words. Purpose. : Allows you to communicate precisely what you want to say.. A writer uses definition to:. Let the reader know what you mean when you use unfamiliar words (ex: accoutrement), words that are open to interpretation (ex: freedom), or familiar words that are used in a particular sense. . Genre. : . Expository Nonfiction. Big Question: How . do artists creat. e special effects to entertain us?. Small Group. Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Guide Word Fun! Guide Words Guide Words are the words at the top of each dictionary page that help you to know what words can be found on that page. They are incredibly helpful when you are looking for a certain word in the dictionary. IDefine Unfamiliar WordsElicit Literal and Inferential InformationAnalyze IllustrationsDiscuss illustrations to reinforce new word learning and narrative elements eg characters settingwwwiowareadingre Definition / Main Idea . Definition. The author provides a definition of an unknown word in the sentence. The word is usually a familiar word or phrase.. . Clue Words. is / are. is / are called. was /were. Instruction. Natalie Montgomery. Reading Specialist. Just Read, Florida!. Randi Shiver. Reading Specialist. Just Read, Florida!. Why do we have noses that run and feet that smell?. English is a funny language!.