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April vc session critical reading and decoding vocabulary!

April vc session critical reading and decoding vocabulary!. UBMS Critical Reading & Writing Tips. Assistance with Standardized tests SAT/STAAR Reading and Writing Assessments Learning to Read : SCAN - scan to get an overview of the passage.

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April vc session critical reading and decoding vocabulary!

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  1. April vc session critical reading and decoding vocabulary!

  2. UBMS Critical Reading & Writing Tips • Assistance with Standardized tests SAT/STAAR Reading and Writing Assessments • Learning to Read : • SCAN - scan to get an overview of the passage. Pay attention to title, bolded text, read any review questions. • READ – consider each sections heading & context of the passage. • REVIEW – consider the main points of each section.

  3. Test Your Reading Skills Practice makes perfect with reading comprehension. You have been given a reading exercise to practice the tips given. Use the Know How to Read a Text book worksheet to practice. Using the listed website; test your reading skills with the ACT & SAT practice quiz #3 and get immediate feed back. GOOD LUCK!! http://www.test-guide.com/

  4. Word Power – Let the games begin! How do you decode vocabulary words? • Know your Prefixes • Know your Root-Words • Know your Suffixes • A Pre what??? A Prefix comes at the beginning of a root word and changes/adds to the meaning. Ex. e – is a new prefix meaning electronics added to the root word, book = e-book or electronic book!! • In most of our languages our root words have Latin or Greek meanings. Ex. astro/astre : (Latin) meaning stars, star, out of space; astronaut – a person who travels to outer space. • A Suffix can change or add to the meaning of a root word and they show how a word will be used in a sentence; what part of speech (e.g. noun, verb, adjective) the word belongs to. Source (http://www.redwoods.edu) See The Following Charts for examples: http://www.redwoods.edu/

  5. Knowledge of a Suffix • Examples of how they change the word meaning: SuffixExample Suffix Example ed walk + ed = walked ness happy + ness = happiness ing say + ing = saying al accident + al = accidental er tall + er = taller ary imagine + ary = imaginary tion educate + tion = education able accept + able = acceptable sion divide + sion = division ly love + ly = lovely cian music + cian = musician ment excite + ment= excitement fully hope + fully = hopefully ful help + ful + helpful est large + est = largest y ease + y = easy

  6. How You Will Use Vocabulary Skills ?? • You will be expected to use these skills on standardized tests as well as assessments in all college courses. • Word memorization is not enough! You will be expected to define, spell and pronounce unfamiliar vocabulary. • Knowing how to decode words will assist you in understanding the context of sentences and text. I have included the worksheet with Quiz 2 & 3 for you to complete. Notice the underlined words that will assist in your selection.

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