ELA · Language
L.3.4.a: Use context clues.
Official text
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
What it means for your child
Your child uses clues in the sentence to figure out what a word means.
Try it at home
- Read a sentence with a new word and ask your child to guess its meaning from the clues.
- Cover a word in a sentence and ask what word could fit.
- Point out clue words like 'which means' or 'not.'
Weeks covered: Week 6, Week 7, Week 16, Week 17, Week 22, Week 23, Week 24, Week 27, Week 29, Week 32
Unit tests: ELA Unit 1 test, ELA Unit 3 test, ELA Unit 4 test, ELA Unit 5 test