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Counting on Katherine: Vocabulary Scaffold

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 printable Vocabulary Scaffold pairs 10 challenge words from the book with short definitions and easy to understand pictures. Use this guide to pique students' interests, put words in context, and aid reading comprehension.

Resource Information

Lexile
710
Age Range
5 - 8
Grade Level
K - 3rd
Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
Anchor Standards for Reading: Craft and Structure: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.