Context/Cognates
What are cognates? (pg. 496)
Words in two languages that share a similar spelling, pronunciation and meaning.
What is the key difference between bound and free morphemes? (pg. 490)
Free morphemes can stand alone bound morphemes can not.
True or False, the more students are exposed to definitions the better they learn words. (pg.489)
True
Assessment
Misdirective and nondirective are the two types of this. (pg.499)
Unhelpful context clues.
What is the benefit of knowing root words and their meanings? (pg.491)
Knowing the meaning of one root word can provide a bridge to the meaning of other words related in meaning.
Instruction in this skill alone doesn't give students enough guidance to make it an effective independent word-learning strategy. (pg.489)
What is dictionary use or mechanics.
In kindergarten when reading aloud, teachers can begin to model this strategy.
think-alouds or using context clues
True or False, students who are only orally proficient in their language do not benefit from instruction in cognate awareness. (pg.496)
False
Explicit instruction in word part clues typically includes what 3 components? (pg.490)
The meanings of word parts, how to disassemble words into word parts and how to reassemble word parts to derive meaning.
Students should receive instruction in this skill, not just how to find the definition. (pg.489)
How to use what they find in a dictionary entry
20 minutes
How many types of helpful context clues are there? What are they?
five. definition, synonym, antonym, example and general
Name one of the three pitfalls of morphemic analysis.
1. some prefixes are not consistent in meaning
2. sometimes the removal of what appears to be a prefix leaves no meaningful root word
3.sometimes the removal of what appears to be a prefix or suffix leaves a word not related in meaning to the whole word
On what page can you find guidelines for using the dictionary?
This combined strategy instruction is just as effective as separate instruction.
Combined morphemic and Contextual analysis