Good readers solve tricky words in many ways. This is very important to help better understand the story and not miss any details.
Good readers use context clues, or clues to help find the meaning of an unknown word.
When you come across a word you don't know try these strategies:
- Say the first few sounds of the word
- Look at the picture for clues
- Look for parts of the word you know
- Think about a word you know that has the same sounds in it
- Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
- Go back and reread the sentence
Try using context clues to figure out the meanings of these words in the 'Context Clues Millionaire Game'