Word Meaning
A guess you make using clues in the story.
Inference
The main message or lesson of a story.
Theme
Fancy words used in school or books.
Academic vocabulary
The main part of a word that gives meaning.
root word
Reading the story again to understand it better.
rereading
To hint at something without saying it directly.
Imply
The problem in the story.
Conflict
Something you can trust is true.
Credible
Letters added to the start of a word.
prefix
Asking questions while reading.
self-questioning
Words that don’t mean exactly what they say.
Figurative language
When the story is told using "I" or "me."
First-person point of view
To share ideas so others understand.
communicate
Letters added to the end of a word.
suffix
Stopping to say in your own words what happened.
summarizing
Why something happens and what happens because of it.
Cause and effect
Where and when the story happens.
Setting
Put in order so it makes sense.
organized
Using clues around a word to guess what it means.
context clues
Using what you already know to help understand the story.
prior knowledge
The feeling a word gives, like happy or sad.
Connotation
Giving human traits to animals or objects.
Personification
Something that matches the topic.
relevant
Words that mean the opposite of each other.
antonyms
Using hints in the sentence to figure out a word.
context clues