Which term refers to the strategy of solving and identifying new words using multiple cueing systems?

• A. Semantic clues
• B. Multiple cueing systems
• C. Standard score
• D. Flesch

Answer: (B)

Using multiple cueing systems means solving unfamiliar words by drawing on several sources of information at once—meaning, structure, and sound-letter relationships. When readers encounter a new word, they test what the sentence means with that word (semantic cues), see how the word fits grammatically within the sentence (syntactic cues), and check whether the word’s letters and sounds align with what they know about phonics (grapho-phonemic cues). This integrated approach helps them identify the word and keep comprehension on track, rather than guessing from meaning alone or relying on phonics in isolation. Terms that refer only to meaning clues or to measurement tools describe different ideas, not the strategy of combining cues to decode words.