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WORD MEANING MINI-LESSON
A sample mini-lesson on using context clues to infer word meanings
follows. In these examples, the use of both text and picture cues is
modeled. Procedure
The instructor:
- Asks participants:
Which words did you have
trouble understanding?
How did you solve your problems with
word meanings?
- On the chalkboard or chart paper, creates a list of the words
participants identify as troublesome;
- Records and discusses the clues participants identify as helpful
in inferring word meanings and models her own think-alouds as
suggested in Box 20.
- Invites participants to tell her about folktales from their own
country in their dialogue journals. These will be shared with the
total group next week to help develop an appreciation of the customs
and values of the cultures of others.
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