{"id":1372,"date":"2025-09-08T19:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/?page_id=1372"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:17:35","slug":"know-your-words","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/know-your-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>About the resource<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know Your Words<\/strong> is a grade 5 classroom resource that focuses on developing students\u2019 knowledge and skills to decode and make meaning of multisyllabic words through morphology, syllabication, Greek and Latin roots, and using context for meaning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-1 pe-lg-5 order-sm-1 pe-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/09\/Section1.png\" alt=\"Know Your Words cover\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-2 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Topics<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know Your Words<\/strong> goes beyond morphology to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vocabulary development<\/li>\n<li>Background knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Review of sound-spelling patterns<\/li>\n<li>Word study<\/li>\n<li>Fluency<\/li>\n<li>Language conventions<\/li>\n<li>Spelling<\/li>\n<li>Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_sectiontitle\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 my-0\"><span>Components<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/09\/Section2.png\" alt=\"Know your Words Student Book\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Student Book<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 88-page student book includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Units focused on 4 skills areas: prefixes and suffixes, syllabication, Latin and Greek roots, and using context for meaning<\/li>\n<li>2- or 4-page selections written by Canadian authors, with 6\u20138 selections in each unit, as well as a unit overview to introduce the unit focus and a final selection to consolidate learning<\/li>\n<li>A variety of engaging fiction, non-fiction, and poetry texts with cross-curricular connections<\/li>\n<li>Selections created by diverse authors, Indigenous authors, and student voices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour12  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>Browse the Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/08\/KnowYourWords-StudentBookTableOfContents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn mt-4 btn-primary rounded-pill\" onclick=\"schcaTrackingEvent('English', 'Know Your Words', 'Browse the Table of Contents: Download PDF');\">Download PDF<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-1 pe-lg-5 order-sm-1 pe-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/09\/Section3.png\" alt=\"Know your Words Teacher's Guide\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-2 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Teacher&#8217;s Guide<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Teacher&#8217;s Guide provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explicit instruction of the focus concept for each lesson<\/li>\n<li>Support to develop comprehension skills, develop vocabulary, and build background knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Instructional support for fluency, sound-spelling patterns, word study, language conventions, and writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_threecolumncontent\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour4  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 mt-0\"><span>3-Part Lesson Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row  justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">PART 1<br \/>Before reading<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overview of the lesson: word focus, content words, printables, word lists, and mini-lessons. Explicit instruction is focused on word knowledge and skills for each unit: Prefixes and suffixes, syllabication, Latin and Greek roots, and using context for meaning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">PART 2<br \/>Focus on reading comprehension  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read the text to apply and practise the word skills for the lesson and to apply comprehension strategies. Includes teacher background information, pronunciation guide, and Before, During, and After reading strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12 px-4 mt-5 block_threecolumncontentcol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner   align-items-start d-flex flex-column justify-content-start text-start \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-maininfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block_threecolumncontent-heading fs-5\" style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0);\">PART 3<br \/>Practice and Apply<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apply word knowledge and skills with teaching and learning activities for<em> Know My Words Notebook<\/em>, guided spelling, sound-letter patterns, and word study. Develop writing skills with instructional support for language conventions, traits, writing processes, and text forms and structures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block_threecolumncontentcol-inner-buttons d-flex flex-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_textwithimage\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-5 my-lg-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap flex-column flex-md-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 text-center order-md-2 ps-lg-5 order-sm-1 ps-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/09\/photos-campanion-website.png\" alt=\"Know your Words - Companion Website\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 align-items-center d-flex order-md-1 order-sm-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-4 mt-md-0\"><span>Companion Website for Teachers<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website includes additional instructional tools for teachers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Projectable versions of each text for instruction and shared reading<\/li>\n<li>Second version of text that highlights unit focus<\/li>\n<li>Printable activities<\/li>\n<li>Word lists<\/li>\n<li>Mini-lessons<\/li>\n<li>Assessment tools<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive framework of texts<\/li>\n<li>Additional resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_text\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-colour8  bg-border-none container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col pb-2 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"d-block mt-0\"><span>Browse the Instructional Framework<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/10\/KYWInstructional-Framework.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn mt-4 btn-primary rounded-pill\" onclick=\"schcaTrackingEvent('English', 'Know Your Words', 'Browse the Instructional Framework: Download PDF');\">Download PDF<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"container-fluid block_threecolumncontent\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-none mt-5 pb-5 container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fs-2 mt-0\"><span>Sample section<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Explore the Know Your Words resource<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row  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