Assessment: Use reference tools such as dictionary, thesauruses, and glossaries at Teach Daily

Expand Vocabulary

Use reference tools such as dictionary, thesauruses, and glossaries

Possible Options for Assessment*

Sticky Notes

Students can mark words in their text that they need to look up in the dictionary, glossary, or thesaurus to increase their understanding of the word.

Word Collector

Students can record words on their Word Collector that they find interesting but need to increase their understanding of.

Conferring

Before asking students to read from their good fit book, ask if they have recorded or marked any words that they needed to use a word—learning tool on. Discuss what tool they used, what they learned, and why they chose to use the word-learning tool on that particular word.
Ask students to read a portion of their good fit book.
After listening to the student read, ask if there are any additional words that they need to use a word-learning tool on.
If the student chooses to use a word-learning tool, monitor their use of the tool to ensure they are looking up the word correctly and it increases their understanding of the word.

Rubric

4321

Use reference tools such as dictionary, thesauruses, and glossariesThe student successfully uses various word-learning tools to increase their knowledge of words. The student can verbalize which tool they used, why they used it, and what they discovered about the word.The student successfully uses various word-learning tools to increase their knowledge of words.The student uses one type of word-learning tool to increase their knowledge of words.The student does not use word-learning tools to increase their knowledge of words.

* These are possible assessment options for this strategy, however many options exist. Be mindful of your students and what will best serve their needs.