Kentucky Reading and Writing L.9-10.4.c
The Standard
- L.9-10.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
Consult general and specialized reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use dictionaries and subject glossaries to check unfamiliar words. They choose the meaning and part of speech that fit a sentence. They use a pronunciation guide or audio to say the word.
What Mastery Looks Like
- For 'They will record the interview,' a student finds the verb entry and explains that record means to capture sound. They say the word correctly and explain why the noun entry does not fit.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may pick the first definition, even when it does not fit the sentence. They may miss that a word can have different pronunciations as a noun and a verb. They may use a general definition when a subject glossary gives a more precise one.
How to Assess It
- Give students a learner's dictionary and the sentence 'They will record the interview.' Ask them to write the matching meaning and part of speech, then say the word using the dictionary's audio or pronunciation guide.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a dictionary and a biology glossary; have them find cell in both and choose the meaning that fits a lab report.
Ask students why record sounds different in 'I record the game' and 'I broke the record,' using dictionary entries as evidence.
Play a dictionary relay: display 'She will present the award,' then have teams find the verb entry and play its pronunciation.
Hand out a sample pay stub; have students check gross in a dictionary and payroll glossary, then explain gross pay.
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