General Information
Number: LAFS.2.L.3
Title: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Type:
Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: 2
Strand: Language Standards
Related Standards
This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Access Points
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.4a
Determine the meaning of a new word formed when a known prefix is added to the known word or root.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.4b
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.4c
Use sentence context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.4d
Use a glossary or beginning dictionary to determine the meaning of a word.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.5a
Distinguish shades of meaning among related verbs and adjectives by defining them or acting out their meaning.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.5b
Use newly acquired words in real-life context.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.6a
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.6b
Identify connections with previously understood words to acquire the meaning of a new word (e.g., weeping is like crying).
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.6c
Use newly acquired words in real-life context.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.6d
Use adjectives to describe nouns.
LAFS.2.L.3.AP.6e
Use adverbs to describe verbs.
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Cool Context Clues:
Help Pat the Penguin use context clues to find the meanings of unknown words and phrases in this interactive tutorial.
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