Vocabulary knowledge play an important role in comprehension across the content areas. Knowing the meaning of words gives students confidence to engage in the content area knowledge and learning.
Ways of achieving vocabulary meanings:
- Studying word lists
- Memorization
- Looking up definitions
- Writing words in isolated sentences
Even though these are ways to fulfilling vocabulary definitions, these activities are shallow, short-lived, and lacking in meaningful connections.
This was new to me. I did not know vocab. words had dimensions!
- Well-established words- words that the students know well enough to use them regularly an appropriately in their daily oral and written language.
- Just-acquatined words- The studednt know just the basic meanings of these words.
- Unknown words (A.K.A. technical words)- the students have little or no experience with these words.
Ways to incorporate vocabulary into our instruction:
- List the key words that are important to understanding the BIG IDEA.
- Check-off the words that are unfamiliar to students.
- Check off the words that appear frequently in curriculum.
Teachers are to connect what the students already know by the use of list-group labels, semantic mapping, and graphic organizers to get them thinking about the new vocabulary that is about to be introduced.
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