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Word
Analysis and Vocabulary Development
– Students
understand relationships between words and can use component structures and
clues from context to decipher word meaning.
Skills
and
Concepts
RIT
Scores below 150
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
 | Associate
single words with pictures |
| Recognize
initial consonant h/p |
| Recognize
short vowels a/o |
| Recognize
plurals |
| Recognize
basic sight words |
New Vocabulary: picture, word, ending sound, match, find
RIT
Scores between 151 and 160
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| Use
context to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word using simple vocabulary |
| Use
context to find a missing word in a simple sentence |
| Make
inferences from context |
| Define
multiple words with multiple association |
| Recognize
beginning sounds ch/cl/c/s |
| Match
a picture with a sentence |
| Use
context to determine which of 4 words means the same as underlined word in
sentence (synonym) |
| Demonstrate
acquisition of basic vocabulary |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Recognize
word pairs with similar meanings |
Word Components
| Identify
the correct prefix (un-, dis-, in-, con-) to use with simple base words |
| Recognize
the correct use of the plural "s" ending |
| Know
the two word meanings of simple contractions, such as "it’s = it
is" |
| Match
upper and lower case letters |
New Vocabulary: missing word, prefix, choose, sentence
RIT
Scores between 161 and 170
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| Use
context to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in short sentences |
| Use
context to find a missing word in simple and compound sentences |
| Use
context to find multiple meanings when given a word list |
| Use
word context to define evaluative meaning |
| Recognize
short vowels a/i |
| Recognize
ending sounds n/t |
| Use
a picture to identify a word or sentence |
| Use
context to find the opposite meaning of a word |
| Use
word endings -et, -er, -le, -e to find word meaning |
Multiple Meanings
| Use
multiple meanings to define simple words |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Find
the opposite meaning of simple words |
| Identify
simple homonyms |
| Recognize
the correct usage of simple homonyms |
| Recognize
word pairs with similar meanings in longer sentences |
Word Components
| Use
picture clues to form simple compound words |
| Identify
compound words |
| Find
the root word |
| Recognize
when to change y to I and add ending |
| Identify
the correct usage of prefixes (non-, un-, dis-, re-) with the same base word |
| Know
the meaning of the prefix "un" |
| Identify
the correct suffix or prefix to use with the same base word (-less, -ful, -ing,
-er) |
| Know
the meaning of the suffix "-er" |
| Know
the two word meanings of simple contractions such as "you’re = you
are |
| Recognize
vowel digraphs ew, eu, oi, ey |
| Recognize
beginning sounds cr, bl, kn |
| Identify
simple rhyming words |
| Combine
simple word family endings with beginning sounds to form words |
| Put
upper case letters in alphabetical order |
New Vocabulary: compound word, opposite, poem, rhyme, root or base word,
vowel, letter, story
RIT
Scores between 171 and 180
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| Use
context through complex sentences and phrases to find the meaning of an
unfamiliar word |
| Use
context and inference to find a missing word |
| Use
context to find the meaning of idiomatic phrases |
| Use
context to find meaning of compound words |
| Recognize
beginning blends gr/ fr/ sc |
| Recognize
medial vowel sounds ow/ short i, -ed ending |
| Use
a picture to identify a word |
| Use
context to determine which of 4 words means the same as underlined word from
paragraph of 20-30 words |
| Choose
the compound word that is missing in a sentence |
| Use
context to find the opposite meaning of a word |
| Demonstrate
acquisition of more specific vocabulary |
Multiple Meanings
| Understand
the correct meaning of a word that can have multiple meanings |
| Use
context to understand multiple meanings within a passage |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Find
the opposite meaning of a word |
| Recognize
pairs of word opposites |
| Recognize
word pairs with similar meanings in complex sentences and paragraphs |
Word Components
| Know
the meaning of simple compound words |
| Find
the root word when used with simple prefixes and suffixes |
| Identify
the correct usage of prefixes: un-, con-, dis-, in-, extra-, over-, re-,
trans-, pre-, de- |
| Know
the meaning of prefixes: dis-, un-, re- |
| Identify
the correct usage of suffixes: -er, -less, -ful, -ary, -able, -y |
| Know
the meaning of suffixes: -er, -less, -ful, -ary, -able, -y |
| Know
the correct usage of comparative suffixes: -er, -est |
| Recognize
which letters are vowels |
| Match
the words in phrases and simple sentences |
| Put
words in alphabetical order |
| Recognize
one-syllable rhyming words |
New Vocabulary: homonym, synonym, underlined, suffix, incomplete,
paragraph, passage
RIT
Scores between 181 and 190
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| Find
a sentence which does not use a multiple meaning word correctly |
| Use
context to determine the meaning of a word in a paragraph |
| Choose
which of four sentences best expresses the meaning of idiomatic expression |
| Find
the synonym for the word underlined in sentence |
| Demonstrate
knowledge of increased vocabulary within the context of a sentence or
paragraph |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Identify
the word which is opposite of a given word |
| Identify
words that are not antonyms (Term is defined in question. Identify the
antonym in context.) |
| Find
the pairs of 2 and 3 syllable words that sound alike |
| Identify
which two words are synonyms as defined in a multiple sentence question |
Word Components
| Identify
the root or base word in a multi-syllable word |
| Find
the word with the correct prefix in a complex sentence |
| Identify
word using correct suffix to complete sentence |
| Identify
the two words that make up a contraction |
| Divide
words into syllables |
New Vocabulary: nonsense, antonym, directions, definition
RIT
Scores between 191 and 200
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| Use
context to determine meaning of specific word in paragraph of 30-60 words |
| Identify
which of four words is the defined synonym for underlined word in sentence |
| Choose
which of four definitions means the same as a compound word from paragraph
of 30-60 words |
| Know
vocabulary with/ without context |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Given
a sentence with a missing word, identify correct missing word from a list of
homonyms |
| Find
pairs of words that are synonyms (defined in question) |
| Find
groups of words with meaning that is similar to a given word |
Word Components
| Identify
and/or form compound words |
| Given
a root word definition find word that means ______ |
| Given
a prefix definition, identify the word meaning ______, with a variety of
prefixes from which to choose |
| Given
the root meaning, identify word meaning______, with a variety of suffixes
from which to choose |
| Find
the word that rhymes with a non-phonetic spelling |
| Identify
same ending sound within a list of several words |
| Identify
same ending sounds |
New Vocabulary: similar to, alphabetical order, syllable
RIT
Scores between 201 and 210
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| After
reading a paragraph of 50-75 words, use context to determine meaning of a
specific word in paragraph |
| Given
a complex sentence, determine which of four words is synonym (not defined)
for underlined word |
| Knowledge
of vocabulary with or without context within a complex paragraph |
Multiple Meanings
| Use
context of an advertising passage to figure out a word that has multiple
meanings |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Identify
sentence which means the opposite in a paragraph of 50-75 words |
| Choose
word missing in the sentence when all choices are homonyms |
Word Components
| Form
multi-syllable compound words |
| Identify
base or root word in multi-syllable words |
| Identify
word that, with correct prefix, becomes its own antonym |
| Identify
suffix which will give new meaning to specified word |
New Vocabulary: advertisement, magazine, article, recipe
RIT
Scores between 211 and 220
Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary
| After
reading a sentence with a paragraph of 75-100 words, use the context of the
sentence to find the meaning of specific word |
| After
reading a story, find the word in the story which means about the same as
underlined word |
| Increased
vocabulary within the story or passage |
Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms
| Find
words with opposite meanings within the context of a story or passage |
New Vocabulary: label, selections, introduction
RIT
Scores above 221
Items include same skills and content as above with more difficult vocabulary
and extended thinking.
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