---
title: 'Video: How fourth graders figure out the meaning of new words'
description: Find out how fourth graders typically figure out the meaning of words they don’t know.
slug: video-how-fourth-graders-figure-out-the-meaning-of-new-words
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:59:06.330Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/4EC83EE62C7C403782E22591B84AA3CC/4ecd73414b9af48593049e922ae039ee/Video-CanYour-FourthGraderFigureOutTheMeaningOfWords.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-fourth-graders-figure-out-the-meaning-of-new-words
lang: en
---

# Video: How fourth graders figure out the meaning of new words

Kids in fourth grade learn new words every day — especially from their reading. They usually look for clues to figure out the meaning of new words, like using the book’s pictures. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to learn about the strategies they may use.

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