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PPT
Other

Say, Mean, Matter [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This rereading strategy has students answer three questions: What does it say? What does it mean? and What does it matter? The strategy is called by the short title of 'Say, Mean, Matter.' It gives students a way to question a text, look...
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Level One [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Quiz testing basic alphabetization and dictionary skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
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Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Use Context Clues to Decipher Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Context Clues

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this game, students use context clues in the passage to determine the meaning of vocabulary words.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Use Context Clues

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Use the example to see how you might use context clues to determine the meaning of the words.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Lesson Plan: Decoding: Context Activity

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
What does it mean to decode words in a context activity? Explore this lesson plan to find the answer to this question and more.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Understanding Context Clues

For Students 6th Standards
A slide show with forty-two slides with explanations and examples on how to use context clued to determine the meanings of unknown words.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Homographs (Multiple Meaning Words)

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
This site is an interactive game for one or two players. Gives two definitions that fit the same word. Players have to guess and spell the target word for points.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Vocab/word Knowledge: Awesome Analogies!

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A one or two-player Jeopardy style game to play while learning to identify word relationships. Students complete each questions by typing the correct word to complete each analogy. The game can be played alone or with an opponent.
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Quia

Quia: There's More to Character Than Meets the Eye

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Twenty flashcards with character vocabulary words and their definitions.
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Quia

Quia: What Can You Infer #2

For Students 6th Standards
Read each short text and make an inference in this twelve-question quiz.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Context Clues

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This downloadable slideshow focuses on context clues including definitions, the four types, and examples.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reading Comprehension: Context Clues and Inferences

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reading comprehension flipchart uses Activote and a puzzle to review context clues and inferences. It is intended to review for the FCAT or other state assessment exams.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comprehension Context Clues

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses context clues and how students can use them to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize the functions of dictionaries and the types of information available in dictionaries used in schools. They will learn the differences between dictionaries and thesauruses....
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dictionary Use

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource introduces students to dictionaries. It covers what a dictionary is used for, what types of information you will find in a dictionary, guide words and their purpose, and how to use a...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Guide Words

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn how to locate words on the page of a dictionary by using guide words.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Homographs/multiple Meaning Words

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will use dictionary entries to identify the meaning used in sentences.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Context Clues

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
This lesson introduces cause and effect context clues.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Example Context Clues

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces example context clues. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. L.11-12.4a Words/Context
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identifying Connected Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to identify connected words when determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Contextual Story Clues

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to use contextual story clues to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. RL.11-12.4 Words/Context/Story, L.11-12.4a Words/Context
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Handout
Other

One Look Reverse Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
OneLook is a dictionary for those times when you have a good idea what a word means, but you can't think of the word itself. You can also generate lists of related terms or possible answers for crossword clues. L.9-10.4c References,...
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Handout
Other

The Phrase Finder

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this tool to find the origins and meanings of phrases, sayings and cliches.