Reading - 2(E) - Word meaning - Dictionary/Glossary

Reading/ Vocabulary Development Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing
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5(D) use a picture dictionary to find words	6(E) alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words	5(E) alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or a glossary to find words	4(E) alphabetize a series of words to the third letter and use a dictionary or glossary to determine the meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words	2(E) use a dictionary or a glossary to determine the meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words	2(E) use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, alternate word choices and parts of speech
Use a dictionary  to determine the _______ of unknown words                                                         Meaning                                                      Syllabication                                                     Pronunciation Use a glossary  to determine the _______ of unknown words                                                       Meaning                                                   Syllabication                                                   Pronunciation

Activities:

• Share a short text that includes a multiple meaning word, use dictionary/glossary beneath the document camera to show that it has more than one definition. 
• Consistantly use dictionary as you discover words with multiple meanings in your everyday reading (wholegroup or guided reading groups)
• Brainstorm other words that have more than one meaning.  You could keep track of them on an anchor chart or wordstorm chart
• The following Target Reading stories include a mulitple meaning word: 
• Use a thinking map (tree map) to illlustrate  a word with multiple meanings

Anchor Activities:

Spelling City-syllabication game

Possible Test Questions: