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GET A CLUE WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

GET A CLUE WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 800-472-4667. Presentation by. GET A CLUE. An innovative web-based program that builds vocabulary and reading comprehension through inductive reasoning and critical thinking. For grades 5 and up.

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GET A CLUE WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

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  1. GET A CLUEWORDS AND THEIR STORIES 800-472-4667 Presentation by

  2. GET A CLUE An innovative web-based program that builds vocabulary and reading comprehension through inductive reasoning and critical thinking. For grades 5 and up.

  3. International Reading AssociationAdolescent Literacy: A Position Statement “Ongoing literacy development of adolescents is just as important, and requires just as much attention, as that of beginning readers.” “The expanding literacy demands placed upon young people at the beginning of the 21st century include more reading and writing tasks than at any other time in human history.”

  4. WATSWords and Their Stories • Requires students to apply etymology and critical thinking skills in a sequential, inductive process – rather than rote memorization – for vocabulary development • Inductive process • Build and retain vocabulary • Improve reading comprehension • Improve test-taking skills • Develop high order thinking skills

  5. Student Program Features • Six levels covering grades 5 through 12 • More than 1000 words in five categories • Roots and Prefixes • Mythical and Historical Allusions • Words Commonly Confused • Foreign Words • Strange and Unusual Words

  6. GET A CLUE • Unique login for each user • Diagnostic exam at start of program • Pre-test and post-test exams for each assignment • Standard and custom word lists

  7. WATS SystemWords and Their Stories • The derivation, or “story” behind the word • Clue #1: Apply information contained in derivation • Clue #2: Draw upon prior knowledge • Clue #3: Infer meaning from context • Clue #4: Complete an analogy • Clue #5: Analyze context to complete a sentence

  8. Derivation • Part(s) of speech • Audio and phonetic pronunciation • Clues to meaning

  9. Clue #1 • Refer to derivation at any time • Draws upon information in derivation

  10. Feedback • The student always receives an explanation • Supports the inductive process and prepares the student for the next clue

  11. Clue #2 • Refers to the derivation • Requires students to draw upon prior knowledge

  12. Clue #3 • Clues 3,4 and 5 follow format of standardized exams • Requires students to infer meaning from context clues

  13. Clue #4 • Requires students to complete an analogy

  14. Clue #5 • Requires students to analyze context to complete a sentence

  15. Test Against Definition Bonus Word Definition

  16. Progress Report and Points

  17. Teacher Program Features • Progress reports that track individual productivity and achievement • Online pre-tests and post-tests available for each assignment to measure student improvement and mastery • Instruction works for individualized or class assignments

  18. Track Student Progress This grade book displays the average scores and number of words completed. Progress can be viewed by class.

  19. View Scores by Class View pre- and post-tests and measure improvement for individual students

  20. View Scores by Student

  21. View Words Completed by Student

  22. Create Quizzes and Review Guides

  23. Create Lessons

  24. GET A CLUE • Program supports the recommendations of the International Reading Association’s AdolescentLiteracy: A Position Statement by providing: • Access to a wide variety of stories that appeal to students • Instruction that builds skill and desire to read increasingly complex material • Assessment that shows students’ strengths as well as their needs

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