This graphic organiser, ‘Context Clues Chart’ allows students to guess the meanings of unknown words, then compare and contrast their guesses with the actual definitions.
This quick reference chart ‘Could the Same Word Have Two Meanings?’ helps students with homonyms. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning.
This quick reference chart ‘Could the Same Word Have Two Meanings?’ helps students with homonyms and homophones. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning. In this case, the various definitions of the word ‘bark’ are examined.
This understanding text exemplar ‘Could the Same Word Have Two Meanings?’ shows students how to identify the different meanings of words that are spelt the same within a narrative text. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their meaning in a specific context.
This quick reference chart ‘Homophones’ guides students to correctly use the words ‘its’ and ‘it’s’ and ‘your’ and ‘you’re’. It is aimed at encouraging students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain which spelling of a word that sounds the same should be used in which context. It …More
This understanding text exemplar ‘Homophones’ guides students to correctly use the words sheer and shear, and whether and weather. It is aimed at encouraging students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain which spelling of a word that sounds the same should be used in which context. It …More
This Readers Theatre activity, ‘Jackie Robinson’ encourages students to summarise and paraphrase information in texts. It also builds reading fluency. This activity includes a script for 6 readers.
This understanding text exemplar ‘Same Word, Different Meaning’ supports students to use various strategies to understand homonyms in a narrative text. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning.
This understanding text worksheet ‘Same Word Different Meaning’ supports students to practise using their, there and they’re. It encourages students to look critically at words and to use context clues in order to ascertain their particular meaning. In this case, the words ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’ are examined.
This quick reference chart ‘Words with Multiple Meanings’ shows students how to correctly use words that are spelled the same, but can mean different things. It encourages students to look critically at the words ‘shade’ and ‘coast’ and to use context clues in order to ascertain their meaning in different contexts.
This understanding text exemplar ‘Words with Multiple Meanings’ shows students how to correctly use words that are spelled the same, but can mean different things. It encourages students to look critically at the word ‘interest’ and to use context clues in order to ascertain its meaning in different contexts.
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