Virginia SOL K.RV.1.D
The Standard
Identify the purpose of simple reference materials (e.g., pictures, dictionary, digital dictionary)
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 tell how a picture, print dictionary, or digital dictionary can help with an unfamiliar word. They choose the source that fits a simple question.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a simple question about an unfamiliar word, students select a useful source. They explain that pictures provide visual clues and dictionaries provide word meanings.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think a picture explains every word on a page. They may believe dictionaries are only for checking spelling. Some may view a digital dictionary as a game rather than a source of word information.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture, a print dictionary, and a digital dictionary icon. Ask, "How could each one help you learn about the word otter?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set out picture cards, dictionaries, and tablets, then have students match each source to a question it can answer.
Show an unfamiliar animal word and ask partners, "Would a picture or dictionary help more, and why?"
Play a matching game where students pair source cards with tasks such as see it, learn its meaning, or hear the word.
Use a grocery flyer and child dictionary to investigate an unfamiliar food, then name which source answered each question.
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Related Standards
- 5.RV.1.J
Use glossaries, beginning dictionaries, and thesauruses, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
- 1.RV.1.G
Identify the purpose of simple reference materials (e.g. picture dictionary, digital dictionary).
- 3.RV.1.I
Use glossaries, beginning dictionaries and thesauruses, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
- 3.LU.2.E
Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries to check and correct spelling.
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