Word+Prediction

=Word Prediction = What is it? - the teacher will give the students a text to read and underline certain vocabulary words - the students read the text (expository or narrative) and use context clues to guess the meaning of the words - students may do this individually, in pairs, or in groups - a beneficial activity to accompany this is to have the students get out a sheet of paper and fold it in half, on the left side, they write what they think the definition is and the actual definition on the right side - after everyone has read and made their hypotheses, the class will discuss the words and possible definitions

Benefits - students can learn how to use context clues to give the definition of a word - this can introduce how to find evidence and analyze it (like a mystery!) - there is a better chance for retention - ELL students will have a chance to write with descriptive words - there is less work for the teacher and students are not being lectured at about the definitions

Difficulties - students may become discouraged if they get the definitions wrong *Make up your own ridiculous definition to share, showing that you used context clues! Even if it isn't right every time, this is still a good strategy for figuring out new words!*  Val James media type="custom" key="6133611" width="111" height="104" align="left"

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