[LIT] teaching context clues

[Ashli and Paul Andersen]

think-alouds as necessary when reading a passage together....

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Debbie Parker
<debracparker at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Hi -- Does anyone have any great ideas how to explain to 7th graders about
> figuring our context clues to understand vocab?  My kids want to immediately
> turn to the dictionary which of course interrupts their comprehension.
>  Although there is a time for dictionary look ups, I need to give some
> direct lessons in context.  Thanks,
>
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