Transcript Reading/Vocabulary Development

Reading/Vocabulary
Development
Created by George Pitlik
Assessment Department
Georgetown ISD
Reading 5.9B for the
Texas Center for Academic Excellence © 2002
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What Does The Dictionary Say?
Vocabulary: a list or collection of words or of words
and phrases
volcano
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What Is A Vocabulary?
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As Kids Grow They Add To
Their Vocabulary.
More cereal
Mommy!
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Pre School And Kindergarten
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Elementary School
I love new
vocabulary words
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Teenagers
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Types Of Vocabulary
1. Speaking Vocabulary
2. Reading Vocabulary
3. Writing Vocabulary
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What Do You Do When You
Hear Or See A new Word?
1. Ask a teacher.
2. Ask a parent or relative.
3. Look it up in the dictionary.
4. Try to figure it out from the rest of the
story.
5. Skip it. It may not be necessary to know
the word to understand the story.
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A Neat Trick For Learning New Words
Triangle- A three sided figure
Pentagon- A five sided figure
Hexagon- A six sided figure
Octagon- An eight sided figure
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The Elusive Raccoon
My dog’s name is Patches. He lives outside. We keep his dog dish on the
back porch and feed him every evening.
Lately we noticed that Patches seemed hungry all the time. We also saw
strange muddy footprints near his dog dish. They were too small to be
his footprints. Some animal was eating Patches’ food!
My Dad said that the footprints belonged to an elusive raccoon. They are
nocturnal animals and sleep during the day. Everyone in the family
watched the backyard to see the raccoon, but he was very clever. We
never saw him. My Mom said that the raccoon would not be around
during the day, so we needed to watch after dark.
We tried for a long time, but we never saw the raccoon, only his tracks.
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What Does Elusive Mean?
My dog’s name is Patches. He lives outside. We keep his food dish on
the back porch and feed him every evening.
Lately we noticed that Patches seemed hungry all the time. We also
saw strange muddy footprints near his food dish. They were too
small to be his footprints. Some animal was eating Patches’ food!
My Dad said that the footprints belonged to an elusive raccoon. They
are nocturnal animals and sleep during the day. Everyone in the
family watched the backyard to see the raccoon, but he was very
clever. We never saw him. My Mom said that the raccoon would not
be around during the day, so we needed to watch after dark.
We tried for a long time, but we never saw the raccoon, only his
tracks.
In this passage, the word elusive meansA fast
C hard to find
B friendly
D brave
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Here’s A Good Tip
I’ll buy a tiny pocket dictionary
and carry it with me to look up
new vocabulary words!
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The Secret Note
Ms. Smith was the best math teacher at High Oaks School. Most of the
kids really liked her class; except Ronald. He would spend most of the
class writing notes and passing them to his friends.
Sometimes, Ms. Smith would find a note and read it which got Ronald
into trouble.
Ronald decided to create a code so Ms. Smith would not be able to
read the notes. He worked a long time designing the code. He thought
he would be able to write notes that Ms. Smith could not read.
The next day, Ronald sent a note written in his new code. Ms. Smith
found it. Being a very smart math teacher, she was able to decipher it
in less than ten minutes. Ronald was in deep trouble.
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This code was easy
to decipher.
Decipher The Code.
Ms. Smith was the best math teacher at High Oaks School. Most of the
kids really liked her class; except Ronald. He would spend most of the
class writing notes and passing them to his friends.
Sometimes, Ms. Smith would find a note and read it which got Ronald
into trouble.
Ronald decided to create a code so Ms. Smith would not be able to
read the notes. He worked a long time designing the code. He thought
he would be able to write notes that Ms. Smith could not read.
The next day, Ronald sent a note written in his new code. Ms. Smith
found it. Being a very smart math teacher, she was able to decipher it
in less than ten minutes. Ronald was in deep trouble.
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Mini Quiz
In the passage on the previous page, the word
decipher means to --F write with
G sell
H figure out
J forget about
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Time For A Break
Middle Eastern Music
Classical Music
Caribbean Music
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Here’s Another Story
Our soccer team is in first place in our city. We are scheduled to play
in the state finals in just three weeks.
Our coach told us that our team did not have enough money to pay
for the bus, hotel and food while we were at state playoffs.
Coach told us we must find a sponsor for the trip. She asked each of
us to visit two stores in our town and ask them to sponsor us.
In this passage, the word sponsor means –
A a passenger
B an adult
C a supporter
D a president
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Love A Librarian
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Have You Ever Eaten A Quince?
Quince: the fruit of a central Asiatic tree that
resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used for
marmalade, jelly and preserves
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Story Time
Our soccer coach told us that we did not have a lot of time to find
a sponsor for our trip to state playoffs. Lots of other teams were
already making hotel reservations.
Coach told us that in order to be sure we could reserve hotel
rooms, we must find a sponsor prior to next Sunday.
In this passage, the words prior to mean –
F through
G after
H before
J around
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A Sad Town
When the shoe factory closed in
Sneakerville, most of the residents
moved to other towns to find a job.
You could walk all over and not see
another person. Most of the buildings
needed painting and repair.
There were not even any dogs or
cats around.
Sneakerville was desolate.
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Desolate
In the passage on the previous page, the word
desolate means –
A no inhabitants
B happy
C cold and windy
D very humid
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Practice, Practice Practice!
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Congratulations, You Made It!
My brain
hurts!
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