Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.3.A
use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation;
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.3.V.1.3
Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning and unknown words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
3rd Grade Reading - Word Resources Lesson
Dictionaries and Glossaries
Dictionaries give information about words.
Book dictionaries have words listed in alphabetical order.
Online dictionaries have words in databases. Type words in to find them.
Glossaries are short, alphabetical lists of words and their meanings, often found at the end of a passage or book. They define important words used in the passage or book.