English
English Thinking
Meta
8–10 yrs
Knowing What You Don't Know
了解自己的知识盲点
Description
Monitor your own vocabulary gaps — notice words you half-know, distinguish confident from uncertain knowledge, and develop strategies to resolve the uncertainty
Mastery Evidence
- Noticing Unfamiliar Words Assessment research (grade 2+)
- word consciousness and vocabulary metacognition research
- Building Word Knowledge e-Book (PMC 2019)
Assessment Prompt
When your child comes across a word they half-know — where they can guess the meaning but aren't sure — do they notice that gap and do something about it, like looking it up or asking?
