Scott Foresman Reading Street

Vocabulary Strategy

Use word structure to determine word meaning.

INTRODUCE

Remind students of strategies they can use when they encounter unknown words.

Look for word parts, such as a base word and a suffix.
Ask yourself how the suffix changes the meaning of the base word.
Try the meaning in the sentence to see if it makes sense.

TEACH

Discuss the steps on p. 20 for using word structure.
Have students pay attention to words with the suffix -ful or -al as they read "The Storyteller."
Model using word structure to determine the meaning of prideful.

MODEL If I cover the -ful suffix in this word, I see the base word pride. The suffix -ful can mean "full of," so a prideful person is "full of pride" or "very proud." That meaning makes sense in the context.

then… use Tested Vocabulary Cards.

If… students need more practice with the lesson vocabulary,

Word Structure

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students determine the meanings of the remaining words and explain the strategy they used.
Have students name other words with -al and -ful in "The Storyteller" and tell how the base word and suffix combine to give meaning.
If you began a words-in-context
chart (p. 20b), have students list more examples for the lesson vocabulary words and any other unfamiliar words in "The Storyteller."
Have students complete Practice Book p. 5.

WRITE Writing should include

several lesson vocabulary words as well as words related to libraries.

Practice Book p. 5

with | without Answers

Put your finger over the -ful or -al suffix.

Look at the base word. (That's the word without the suffix.) Put the base word in the phrase "full of ____" or "of or like ____."

As you read “The Storyteller,” look for words that end with -ful or -al. Use the suffixes to help you figure out the meanings of the words.

Try that meaning in the sentence. Does it
make sense?

Word Structure Suppose you are reading and you
come to a word you don’t know. Does the word
have -ful or -al at the end? You can use the suffix to help you figure out the word’s meaning. The suffix -ful can make a word mean “full of ____,” as in careful. The suffix -al can make a word mean “of or like ____,” as in fictional.

for Suffixes

Vocabulary Strategy

selecting

positive

grand

peculiar

recalls

prideful

memorial

Ms. Ada's stories
are entertaining, but
they nearly always
have a lesson in them too.
A person who everyone thinks is
a bit peculiar turns out to be kind
or brave. A person who everyone
thinks is grand proves to be
cowardly or mean. A mistake or
disaster ends up having a positive
effect.
When it comes to selecting and telling stories, Ms. Ada is the best.

things that happened long ago, she gets a faraway look in her eyes, and she talks in a quiet, dreamy voice.

When Ms. Ada describes
what she calls “a prideful
person,” she puffs out her
chest and looks down her nose.
She talks in a loud, boastful
voice. When she tells about a
sly person, she narrows her
eyes and pulls up her shoulders. She talks in a shady kind of voice. When she recalls

Thursday mornings at the James P. Guthrie Memorial Library are magical. That's because every Thursday morning Ms. Ada Landry tells stories to anyone who wants to listen. But she does not just tell the stories. She acts them out. She makes them come alive.

Try the strategy. Then, if you need more help, use your glossary or a dictionary.

Write about what you like best about the library. Give reasons for your choice. Use some words from the Words to Know list.



	Close
	Access Content Use ELL Poster 1 to preteach vocabulary. Choose from the following to meet language proficiency levels. Beginning Have students find clues on p. 21, paragraph 2 that describe a prideful person. Intermediate Have pairs return to the words-in-context chart (p. 20b) and add more examples of the words in context. Advanced Teach the lesson on pp. 20–21. Have students determine if any of these words have cognates in their home languages. Resources for home-language words may include parents, bilingual staff members, bilingual dictionaries, or online translation sources. Word Structure Show students how to separate a suffix from a base word: find the word magical in the first sentence on p. 21, cover the suffix -al, name the base word, and have students explain why Ms. Ada's storytelling mornings are called magical.