Kayla's ePortfolio: Reading Goal Assessment

The School of the Future Has Opened in Finland

WALT know what different words mean

Success Criteria:

When I am reading and I come across a word I do not know I will:

Use what is written around the word to help find out its meaning.
Look for smaller words within the word, that I know the meaning of.
Look at prefixes and suffixes and use my knowledge of them to help work out the meaning.
Look up the word in a dictionary.

Find the trickier vocabulary listed below and complete the table

Word	Add the sentence from the text	Meaning
dour	Experts from VERSTAS Architects made sure they moved well away from the typical dour design for a public school which we all can't stand:	Dour means: dull or Boring. Example This house is so dour.
concept	Most of the children's lessons are built around the concept of team projects.	Concept means: an idea or intention. Example The concept was to win the game.
restrictions	The designers believe that any fence or barrier will just encourage the children to rebel against restrictions; therefore, the whole place is open.	Restrictions means: the limitation or control of someone or something. Example The restrictions of the road is the lines
unobtrusive	There are video cameras, but the security measures in general are unobtrusive.	Unobtrusive means: they/it does not draw attention to itself. Example The glass coffe table is very unobtrusive
psychological	In schools like this which have departed from the traditional educational model, children's educational progress is much higher, whilst the amount of psychological problems often experienced by school children is reduced.	Psychological means: to belong or be connected as a part, possession, or attribute. Example- can´t find one

Next complete the following table about the parts of the words above. NB: Not all words may have a suffix and prefix in them.

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