Strong vocabularies are an important component of literacy. Understanding the meaning of words is important for students to be able to comprehend the information they do read. Students will use these vocabularies in their own speech, their writing and in their reading. Teacher read-alouds, recorded audio books, independent reading and engaging discussion sessions help students indirectly acquire vocabulary. Even though students will learn many more words than we can directly teach each year, we can give students strategies to become independent word learners.
Word Learning Strategies:
- Using context clues
- Using word parts
- Using the dictionary
Teaching
Reading in the 21st Century: Motivating All Learners. 5th ed. / Michael
Graves…[et al.].
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