Get ready to fine tune your reading skills with a new tool! Breaking unknown words up into smaller chunks can make them easier to read. This worksheet will help early readers figure out tricky words by splitting them up into manageable pieces.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figuring Out Tricky Words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Figuring Out Tricky Words.

There are many ways to figure out the meanings of unknown words. Through this worksheet, students record unknown words and find out their meaning using a variety of strategies.

Even fluent readers come across words they can’t decode, which is why you can never have too many tools in your reading toolbox! In this worksheet, students learn to use their knowledge of word families to figure out unknown words.

In this glossary template, students will find definitions and illustrations of words including "allegiance," "pledge," and "indivisible."

Use this activity to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text!

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.