Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Use this resource with your students to practice one of the core reading strategies: determining importance. Support your young learners as they read, judge, justify, and defend their understanding of a text.

Help young readers make inferences using context clues with this worksheet.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

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.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

This worksheet guides second graders in previewing a text using the title, table of contents, and graphics.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Kids will learn more about the meaning of a monster hoax and read about some of the most famous hoaxes.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

This worksheet will have your students use codes to help them understand the meaning of the story.

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Your students will use their imaginations and context clues to gain understanding of inference, evidence, and schema with this activity. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the vocabulary in the Inferring With Pictures lesson plan.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

With this worksheet, students will practice determining if the sentences fit under the category of fantasy or realism.