Unpacked
L 4.4 a
Standard:
L 4.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words
and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the
meaning of a word or phrase.
Unpacked Standard:
Students can interpret words and phrases as they are used in text. Students focus on
determining meaning using context clues around the text. Students will be using fix it up
strategies to help determine meaning rather than spending time looking words up in a
dictionary.
What students need to know:
 How to use context clues.
 How to find synonyms for unknown
words.
 Fix-it up strategies for reading
unknown words.
What students need to do:
 To look for context clues surrounding
unknown words to help infer meaning.
 Sometimes authors define new words
in the text.
 Try a synonym to check your
understanding of what an unknown
word could mean. Would that meaning
make sense?
 Strategies for when to read on and
when meaning was interrupted in the
passage.
Level 1
Entering
Identify the
meaning of
unknown
vocabulary as
they are used in
text by
providing a
word bank with
visual clues and
using the KIM
strategy
(pictures
w/labels) with
teacher
support.
Level 2
Emerging
Identify the
meaning of
unknown
vocabulary as
they are used in
text by
providing a
word bank and
using the KIM
strategy (short
phrases) with
teacher
support.
Level 3
Developing
Identify the
meaning of
unknown
vocabulary as
they are used in
text by
providing a
word bank and
using the KIM
strategy
(simple
sentences literal) with
teacher
support.
Level 4
Expanding
Identify the
meaning of
unknown
vocabulary as
they are used in
text by
providing a
word bank and
using the KIM
strategy (right
there
information)
with teacher
support.
Level 5
Bridging
Identify the
meaning of
unknown
vocabulary as
they are used
in text by
providing a
word bank and
using the KIM
strategy (literal
and inferential)
with teacher
support.
K.I.M.
The K.I.M. worksheet (pdf) is easy for students to navigate.
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K stands for the key word, and students simply record the vocabulary word to be learned.
I stands for important information. Encourage students to record what they have learned about the
key word in "their own words."
M stands for memory clue or mnemonic.
Level 6 Reaching
Domain Reading
Unpacked
L 4.4 a