New Word Strategies Checklist

Name____________________________________________                               Date________________________

Book Title ______________________________________________

 What do you do when you came to a word you don’t know? Place a check mark by the strategies you tried. Write examples after each strategy you use.   

_____ chunk the word

_____ parts of the word are like other words you know

_____ notice little words within the larger word

_____ use context clues (the other words in the sentence) to help

_____ dictionary

_____ help