Vocabulary
Definition
Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print.Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read. As beginning readers, children use the words they have heard to make sense of the words they see in print.
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Vocabulary is the ability for students to access the meaning of words and use them in correct contexts. Vocabulary instruction involves providing students to learn new vocabulary independently, learning the specific meaning of words, and learn to love words as well as use them correctly. The University of Oregon has some great resources regarding vocabulary and vocabulary instruction. Check them out at ,http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/voc/index.php
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Strategies
Most vocab is learned indirectly through oral language and conversation and through being read to at an early age and at school. SO... Talk to your children, let them discuss concepts and new learning and read to them!!! |
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Lesson Plans
- Bingo Lesson Plan
- Vocabulary lessons in a variety of subjects- Click here!
Memory games are also important to incorporate into your lesson plans. Get your kids thinking! Here is the website to some great games to have your students play: http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/10/working-memory-games.html?pp=0
Making Words Lesson Plan
This lesson can be used for building off of words students may already know and introducing new words that are built by either changing or adding on to previously known words. It also includes pictures for English Language Learners (ELL) to connect to the meaning of the new words for better understanding. During this lesson, the teacher picks a beginning word that is known to all of the students and asks the class to spell it individually at their desks. The teacher has students take away and add letters to the original word to make new words, this lesson works best if the teacher focuses first on two letter words and then moves on to three letter words and finally bigger words. This lesson allows students to build onto the words they already know by adding new letters and determining the new meanings that can come from adding a few letter onto an already known word. For ELL learners, when adding to already known words to introduce new words with different meanings, having pictures to go alongside the new words can help the students better understand their meanings. If new words are introduced to the students without a clear picture or representation of their meaning, the students may become confused as to how the new words came to be.
This lesson can be used for building off of words students may already know and introducing new words that are built by either changing or adding on to previously known words. It also includes pictures for English Language Learners (ELL) to connect to the meaning of the new words for better understanding. During this lesson, the teacher picks a beginning word that is known to all of the students and asks the class to spell it individually at their desks. The teacher has students take away and add letters to the original word to make new words, this lesson works best if the teacher focuses first on two letter words and then moves on to three letter words and finally bigger words. This lesson allows students to build onto the words they already know by adding new letters and determining the new meanings that can come from adding a few letter onto an already known word. For ELL learners, when adding to already known words to introduce new words with different meanings, having pictures to go alongside the new words can help the students better understand their meanings. If new words are introduced to the students without a clear picture or representation of their meaning, the students may become confused as to how the new words came to be.
Games and Activities
Games including Unscramble, Slang Game, and WordSearch- Click here!
Analogy games, antonym games, and more! |
Vocabulary Ball
When focusing on a set of words to introduce to the students, having the students spend time with activities that help them better understand the meaning of the words.The teacher takes a beach ball and writes the vocabulary words onto the different sections of the ball, and then tosses it to one of the students as the sit in a circle. Whichever word the student's right thumb lands on is their word. The student will then begin to act out the meaning of the word in front of the rest of class until they guess the hidden word. Once the word has been matching to the acted definition, the student will then toss the ball to another student who will act out another word's definition. This activity is great for visual learners who struggle with understanding printed meanings of words and connecting printed definitions to words. It can also allow students to better connect the new words to their lives and demonstrate what the word actually describes and relates to. |