Responsive Education For All Children - Why Vocabulary is important!
The Responsive Education for All Children (REACh)
When students do not understand an author's vocabulary, they cannot fully
understand the text. Good vocabulary instruction emphasizes useful words
(words that students see frequently), important words (key words that help
students understand the text), and difficult words (idiomatic words, words
with more than one meaning, etc.). In providing vocabulary instruction
teachers can help students by:
* Activating their prior knowledge
* Defining words in multiple contexts
* Helping them see context clues
* Helping them understand the structure of words, e.g., prefixes, roots,
and suffixes
* Teaching them how to use a dictionary and showing them the range of
information it provides
* Encouraging deep processing. Students need to integrate new words into
their working vocabularies.
* Giving them multiple exposures
* Focusing on a small number of important words. Ideally, the words should
be related so that the depth of concept development can be increased.
Vocabulary Practice Internet Links
1.Quizlet is a tool for learning vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/set/146525/
3.Word Scramble (grade 6 REACH Vocabulary words DL doc page)
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/make-your-own/word-scramble/word-scramble-form.php
4.Word search
http://gem.win.co.nz/mario/wsearch/wsearch.php
5.Easy Test Maker
http://www.easytestmaker.com/Login.aspx?s=9584B3EAE20142639584B3EAE2014263AF367AD8C6E8DA55AF367AD8C6E8DA55&u=onalaskariders&p=2944
6. Charts of root words, prefixes, and suffixes
http://www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root%20Words.htm
7. Games and activities for grades 5-12 using content area vocabulary.
http://www.vocabulary.com/index.php
8. Test your vocabulary knowledge and donate grains of rice with each word you
get right.
http://freerice.com
9. My Puzzle 1
http://www.classhelper.org/show_puzzle.pl?category=miscellaneous&puzzle_id=0486706416661949
10. Eight Letters in Search of Words
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/Eight1.html
11. Text Twist
http://www.coffeebreakarcade.com/games/texttwist/instructions.htm
12. Map My Word
http://www.mapmyword.com/