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Teaching About Multiple Meaning Words: Students build conceptual understandings of new words over time through multiple exposures. Students gain new information about words as they hear the words used in conversation and see them used in text. In English, words often have very different meanings depending on the context in which they are used. Readers may experience reading comprehension difficulties when encountering words that have more than one meaning. Learning to infer the intended meaning of a word based on context can help students better comprehend content-rich texts. Becoming aware of multiple meaning words and using context to determine the intended meanings is particularly valuable in science, where secondary meanings are often key to understanding important concepts. While all students can benefit from a focus on multiple meaning words, this instruction may prove especially helpful for English language learners and struggling readers. The following table lists multiple meaning words in all of the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading books, and the page number in the book on which the word first appears. To read more about teaching this strategy, and for a copymaster that can be used with any of the books below, click here.
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