Discussing and Questioning New Words

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.

Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary

Understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by asking questions to improve their understanding of a text

Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read

Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination

Understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context

Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known.