MAP 5th Grade Reading helps students build strong reading skills, understand complex texts, and apply reading strategies for success in school and life.
You won’t always know every word you see. Understanding vocabulary in context helps you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words using the rest of the sentence or paragraph.
When you understand new words, you get more out of your reading and become a stronger reader!
When you see a tricky word, check if the sentence gives you hints about its meaning. If a story says, "The dog was famished and searched for food," you might guess that "famished" means "very hungry."
Reading that a raccoon was 'nocturnal' and noticing it only comes out at night helps you guess 'nocturnal' means 'active at night.'
If someone is described as 'generous' after giving away toys, you figure out it means 'kind and giving.'
Use the text around a word to guess what it means.