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Building Vocabulary

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Chapter 6 Anticipation GuideChapter 6 Anticipation Guide


The Need for Vocabulary The Need for Vocabulary InstructionInstruction

• Higher-level Texts Use Challenging Vocabulary

• Need Increases as Students Progress


Word Knowledge TasksWord Knowledge Tasks• Learning to Read Known Words

• Learning New Meanings

• Learning New Words for Known Concepts

• Learning New Words for New Concepts

• Clarifying and Enriching

• Moving From Receptive to Expressive


Seven Principles of Seven Principles of Developing VocabularyDeveloping Vocabulary

• Building Experiential Background• Relating Vocabulary to Background• Building Relationships• Developing Depth of Meaning• Presenting Several Exposures• Creating an Interest in Words• Teaching Students How to Learn New Words


Techniques for Teaching WordsTechniques for Teaching Words• Graphic Organizers

– Semantic maps– Pictorial maps and

webs– Semantic feature

analysis– Venn diagrams– Dramatizing

• Creating Memorable Events

• Determining Shades of Meaning

• Exploring Word Histories

• Enjoying Words• Discovering

Sesquipedalian Words• Word of the Day


Techniques for Teaching Words Techniques for Teaching Words (Continued)(Continued)

• Labeling• Feature Comparison• Word-building Reference Books• Predicting Vocabulary Words• Story Impressions• Word Experts• Word Sorts• Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy



• Wide Reading• Reading to Students• Speaking & Writing• Using a Thesaurus• Introducing New Words• Selecting Words for Instruction• Words for Reading



• Developing Vocabulary of English Language Learners– Need long-term intensive program– Provide translations– Build on knowledge– Extend word lists– Teach academic words


A Planned ProgramA Planned Program• Direct Teaching

• Incidental Learning

• Balanced Blend


Closing the Vocabulary GapClosing the Vocabulary Gap

• Disparity Between Vocabulary and Background– Easy to change: embed in program


Teaching Special Features Teaching Special Features of Wordsof Words

• Homophones

• Homographs

• Figurative Language

• Multiple Meanings


Learning How to Learn WordsLearning How to Learn Words

• Morphemic Analysis– Prefixes– Suffixes– Root Words



• Contextual Analysis– Explicit Explanation or Definition– Appositives– Synonyms– Function Indicators– Examples– Comparison-contrast– Classification– Experience



• Dictionary Usage– Using predictionaries– Using glossaries– Using dictionaries (by third grade) – English learner dictionaries


Supplying Corrective FeedbackSupplying Corrective Feedback

• Consider Options

• Applying Corrective Cues Hierarchy

• Using Prompts

• Using Think-Alouds


Tools for the ClassroomTools for the Classroom• Higher-Level Literacy

– Build deeper understanding, connotations

• Help for Struggling Readers & Writers– Build self-concepts and vocabulary

• Review Essential Standards

• Assessment– Are skills and strategies used?

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