Wordly Wise 3000 (4th. Ed.) Gr. 2, Student

Starting in Book 2, vocabulary instruction becomes more sophisticated, while continuing to prepare students for content area learning.

Skills & Strategies :
Vocabulary development
Reading comprehension
Critical thinking
Using a dictionary and pronunciation key
Word usage
Test taking/assessment
Context clues
Synonyms and antonyms
Multiple-meaning words

Using word parts to determine meaning:

•prefixes
•suffixes
•Greek and Latin roots
Homophones
Picture clues and captions
Analogies
Word origins
Repeated exposure in many contexts