Afterreadingtheguidelinesonhowtoteachusingthe dictionary, Mrs. Kaholo realizes she needs to change her instruction. Previously, she taught students to look up words prior to reading the text and then students wrote the definition. She now knows that dictionaries should be used during reading. This allows students to discover the meaning of a word from using word parts, checking the context, and confirming their understanding. Rather than taking extensive time during the language arts lesson to teach students how to use the dictionary as a word-learning strategy, she decides to teach the strategy during a focused word study lesson. She also uses a familiar text from a previous lesson so students can focus solely on learning and applying the dictionary strategy. Mrs. Kaholo begins by providing an explanation of the strategy