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Reading: Foundational Skills3rd Grade

RF.3.4c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

For parents
When your child reads something that doesn't make sense, encourage them to reread and try again.
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    You read the word **desert** as **dessert** in this sentence: "The camel walked across the hot desert." How do you know you made a mistake?
    • Camels eat dessert
    • Dessert doesn't make sense in a sentence about camels and heat
    • The sentence has too many words
    • You can never make mistakes
  2. Question 2
    Lily loved to watch the birds. One day, she saw a robin building its nest. It used tiny twigs and soft grass. The robin worked hard to *construct* a cozy home for its eggs. If you weren't sure what 'construct' meant, what would be the best way to understand it?
    • Ask a grown-up what the word means.
    • Skip the word and keep reading the story.
    • Reread the sentence and think about what the robin is doing with the twigs and grass to make a home.
    • Try to sound out the word many times until it makes sense.
  3. Question 3
    If you read a paragraph and it doesn't make sense, the BEST thing to do is —
    • Reread the paragraph more carefully
    • Close the book
    • Move on to the next chapter
    • Read it faster

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