"Teach Students How To Use the Context as a Clue"
I mention this strategy to a lot of the students I work with who struggle with reading and comprehending based off uknown vocabulary terms. The best way that I usually present Context Clues to students is by doing practice worksheets weekly, that way they can learn what to look for in a sentence. Beers uses the word jaundiced as an example. "The best clue comes in the second sentence, where a synonym for jaundiced is offered-pessimistic." By replacing unfamiliar words with words that students may think will work is a great way to experiment and work independently to discover an unknown vocabulary.
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