PR-6218IRE Reading for Success - Book 3
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Vocabulary<br />
Practise, practise<br />
Word learning strategies – 2<br />
Have the pupils practise identifying word meanings in context. Select a sentence that contains a vocabulary<br />
word of your choice. Display the sentence with the word underlined. Then provide several definition<br />
choices (one correct and the rest incorrect). Have the pupils determine the correct meaning of the<br />
underlined word by the way it is used in the sentence.<br />
Play cards<br />
Be<strong>for</strong>e having the pupils read a selected book, review some of the difficult words they will encounter. Write<br />
each word on an index card. Review the words one by one, asking the pupils to pronounce each one and<br />
try to use it in a sentence. In the book A chair <strong>for</strong> my mother by Vera B Williams, you might select the<br />
following words:<br />
• exchange • charcoal • beautiful<br />
• neighbours • engine • wonderful<br />
I’m thinking of …<br />
Allow the pupils to read a book at least once. Then play a wordsearch game. For each vocabulary word,<br />
give a clue about it, such as ‘I’m thinking of a word that means the same as great or amazing’. Have the<br />
pupils look <strong>for</strong> the word and answer the riddle.<br />
Pre-reading<br />
Some of the words in a particular story might be quite difficult <strong>for</strong> the pupils. Review these words ahead of<br />
time. Write the sentences from the book on the board or large sheets of paper. Invite pupils to read the<br />
sentences and try to guess the meanings of the underlined vocabulary words. Write the meanings beside<br />
each sentence. Explain that these words will be found in the story. Encourage the pupils to refer to the<br />
group’s definitions if they have trouble when reading the story.<br />
Other uses<br />
Understanding new words can be easier when they are used in different sentences. Explain to the pupils<br />
that the same vocabulary words used in a story can also be used in more common ways. List selected<br />
words on large sheets of paper and ask the pupils to think of sentences using these words. Write their<br />
responses on the large sheets of paper.<br />
Viewing sample<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> <strong>for</strong> success 114 Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com
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