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WORD PATTERNS
Learning word patterns is a particularly useful strategy for students.
Knowing the likelihood and frequency of letter sequences can help in
making spelling predictions, contribute to more accurate spellings, and
aid in the recognition of words while reading. On page 15 of this guide,
you will find a simple hand out that will stir children's curiosity to find
many exciting new words. This function is accessed with the
?
key
1. Press the key.
2. Press the
?
key and type in the letters “ie.”
The screen should display:
ENTER
a word:
?ie
3. Press
ENTER
.
You will see:
Matches
Then:
lie
die
The Children’s Talking Dictionary generated a list of all the three letter
words that end in “ie.” The learner can scroll down to view the words or
go to the dictionary definition of any word in the list. After viewing the
definition, they can return to the list by pressing the [BACK] key.
CLEAR
