XR-DISSECT Word ID Strategy

What does the D in DISSECT mean?

• Discover the meaning of a word

• Describe the meaning of the word

• Discover new words

• Discover the sounds and context

What part of the word do you isolate when using the DISSECT word identification strategy?

In the word identification strategy of DISSECT what does step 3 ask us to do?

• Skip the hard part of the word

• Separate the ending

• Separate the syllables

• Say the sound out loud

What is step 4 in the DISSECT word identification stategy?

• sing the meaning of the word

• say the word parts

• say the stem

• say the syllables

What part of the word do you examine in step 5 of the word identification strategy DISSECT?

Step 6 says that you need to do what with the word?

• Check with someone

• Write the word 10 times

• Ignore it because it's to hard

• Check with the teacher

Step 7 in the word identification strategy is to do what with an unknown word?

• DISSECT the word

• Skip over the word

• Try inserting a different word in the sentence

• Try the dictionary

What was our previous strategy for defining words?

When is your first book study due?

• January 16

• November 16

• December 16

• October 16

What was the first unit that we did?