Choosing Words
Teaching New Words
Teaching Word Learning Strategies
Building Word Consciousness
Vocabulary
Basics
100
High-use words that are found across a variety of domains
What are the types of words we choose to teach?
100
Wide Reading: Reading Aloud, Shared Reading, Independent Reading
What is an example of indirect vocabulary instruction?
100
Help students determine the meanings of unfamiliar words on their own
What are word learning strategies?
100
An awareness of words and an interest in them
What is word consciousness?
100
Increased comprehension
What is one central benefit of increased vocabulary?
200
Words that are specific to a domain of knowledge and not often used in regular speech
What are Tier 3 words?
200
Encourage students' reading volume
What is THE most important thing teachers can do to promote vocabulary growth?
200
Units of meaning that can stand on their own or be part of a word. Knowledge of these helps students to determine word meanings.
What are morphemes?
200
A student is aware of the subtleties of word meanings & the power words can have
What are indicators that a student is word conscious?
200
Knowledge of word meanings and knowledge of word learning strategies
What are two types of knowledge needed by students of vocabulary?
300
Words that are commonly used in everyday speech
What are Tier 1 words?
300
Picture sorting, categorizing & classifying, semantic mapping, semantic feature analysis, Possible Sentences, Keyword Method, analogies
What are some instructional engagements to develop students' specific word knowledge?
300
How to use dictionaries & reference aides, how to use information about word parts, how to locate and use external context clues
What are some word-learning strategies?
300
Encouraging students to play with words and focusing on a word's history & usage in everyday life
What are ways teachers can create an interest in words?
300
Wide reading, instruction in specific words, instruction in word learning strategies, and word consciousness building activities
What are the 4 components of an effective vocabulary instructional program?
400
8-10 words
What is the number of words we should directly teach (on average) per week?
400
About 12 times
What is the number of times that research shows students need to encounter a word before they know it well enough to improve their comprehension?
400
Teaching about compound words, prefixes, suffixes, root words, number morphemes (such as bi), and external context clues.
What are components of word-learning strategy instruction?
400
Idioms, analogies, metaphors, & similes
What are examples of figurative language?
400
Unknown, acquainted, and established
What are the 3 levels of word knowledge?
500
Tier Two words
In general, what type of words do we choose to teach?
500
Learning about 3,000 new words per year
What is the overall goal for students' vocabulary growth?
500
Going from simple compound words, to common prefixes, to Greek & Latin roots, to affixes
What is the sequence of instruction in word-learning strategies?
500
Displaying a vibrant interest in & enthusiasm for words
What is the single most infectious (& powerful) instructional technique available to teachers in increasing students' word consciousness?
500
Beck, Stahl, Nagy, and Allen
What are some of the key names in vocabulary instruction and research?
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