Word Mapping is a strategy students can use to help them figure out the meaning of unknown words. Using morphemes, words are broken apart and analyzed to predict the meaning of words (i.e. prefix, root words, and suffix). To utilize this strategy, students must be able to read at a 3rd or 4th grade level. Struggling students often need instruction in the following:
- meanings of words and word parts
- how to identify morphemes (parts of words that have meaning)
- meanings of words and word parts
- how to identify morphemes (parts of words that have meaning)