He āwhina ki te whiriwhiri i tētahi kupu kāore e mōhiotia ana, arā, ka tino aro ki te hanga o taua kupu, me ngā pikitia, ngā hoahoa rānei e whai pānga ana. Hei tauira:
A type of support in working out an unknown word, based on the appearance of the word and associated pictures and diagrams. For example:
E aro ana tēnei ngohe ki ngā tīwhiri ataata kei roto i ētahi o ngā kupu Māori.
Ko te hanga o te kupu tētahi tīwhiri ataata e mōhio ai te ākonga ki tētahi kupu hou.
Nā Tama i whakamārama ngā tīwhiri ataata i whakamahia e ia hei whiriwhiri i ngā kupu hou o roto i tēnei tuhinga.