Word Wisdom teaches students a five-step process to unlock word meaning using context clues. Students learn and practice a new context clues strategy in each of nine units in the program.
1. READ
Read the sentence with the unknown word and some sentences around it.
3. THINK
Think about the context clues and what you already know about the word.
4. PREDICT Predict a meaning for the word. 5. CHECK
Check a dictionary. Decide which meaning fits with the context.