
- KEEP A “JOURNAL” of words that you encounter while
reading that you do not know. This can be as simple as using the back cover
of a spiral notebook or using a small notebook to create your own pocket
dictionary.
- Look the words up in a
dictionary or an online dictionary.
Online
dictionary:
www.m-w.com/
How to use a thesaurus:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/features/howtousethesaurus.html
A thesaurus online:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
- Break words into parts!
Prefix, base word, suffix
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/vocabulary.htm
Practice/quiz page:
http://www.resourceroom.net/comprehension/wordparts/1ject.asp
- Illustrate new
vocabulary words to help “paint a picture” in your mind.

Spelling ALWAYS counts!!
- contributed by Michelle Pruitt, LTCY 524