Context Clues, Prefixes and Suffixes
Start hereThe child works out unknown words from context, prefixes, suffixes and root words, uses dictionaries and thesauruses, and tells literal from nonliteral meanings.
6 learning goals
- 1.Work out new words from the words around them
- 2.Build and break apart words with prefixes and suffixes
- 3.Use Greek and Latin word parts as clues
- 4.Choose the best word for what you mean
- 5.Tell which meaning a word has
- 6.Use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses