Introduction

Most of your college courses require that you read various kinds of materials like textbooks, essays, articles, stories, and so on. These materials often contain words that are unfamiliar to you. To get the most from your reading, you need understand the new words you encounter in your texts. This workshop will give you some strategies that can help you meet this challenge.

Student Learning Outcomes By the end of this activity, you should be able to: Use contextual clues (definitions, synonyms, contrast, etc.) to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words Analyze words into their component parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) and use them as clues to a word’s meaning Explain the benefits of “reading more and often” Preparation Before you start, you'll need to make sure you that have the handouts for this activity and the Supplemental Learning Workbook. If you don't, ask a tutor to help you. Begin the Activity Once you have all the needed materials, you may procede to the activity by clicking on the button below. If at any time you need help, please ask a tutor. Click here to begin.

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