Virginia SOL K.RV.1.B
The Standard
Ask questions about words not understood
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students notice when a word is unfamiliar or unclear. They ask a focused question to learn the word’s meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students pause when a word does not make sense. They name the word and ask a clear question such as, “What does enormous mean?”
Common Misconceptions
- Students may stay quiet when a word is unfamiliar. They may ask about the whole sentence instead of naming the confusing word. Some repeat the word without asking what it means.
How to Assess It
- Read a short page containing one unfamiliar word. Ask each student to point to the word and say a question that would help them understand it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Read a picture book and let students place sticky notes beside unfamiliar words, then practice asking about each marked word.
Show the word “gigantic” in a sentence and ask, “What question could you ask if this word confused you?”
Play Word Detective by reading sentence cards while students raise a magnifying glass cutout and ask about unfamiliar words.
Examine words on classroom signs or food packages, then have students choose one unknown word and ask what it means.
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Related Standards
- K.C.1.A.iii
Asking questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information for further understanding
- 1.RV.1.C
Ask for the meaning of unknown words and make connections to familiar words.
- 2.RV.1.A
Discuss meanings of new words or phrases acquired through conversations and literature.
- 1.C.1.A.iii
Asking questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information for further understanding.
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