One of the most important skills a reader can have is the ability to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words in their reading. The main way this is done is by inferring the meaning based on clues in the text. (Inferring is a fancy way of saying, "figuring out.") It is important to be able to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words for two main reasons; 1, it helps you understand the text, and 2, it helps you to grow your vocabulary. Here are some of the steps readers can use when inferring the meaning of new words: We have been working on this in class with assigned reading and with our independent reading.
Here is a slideshow showing some of the words we figured out last week and the clues that helped us:
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