Transcription of On Target: Strategies to Build Student Vocabularies
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On Target: Strategies to Build Student Vocabularies
On Target: Strategies to BuildStudent VocabulariesESA Regions6 & 7 Grades 4 - 122 Dear Educator:It seems obvious to say that a strong vocabulary contributes to reading comprehension. Yet, frequently as educators particularly at the middle school and high school levels we neglect toteach vocabulary in a manner that is explicit and direct for our students . Frequently, we providestudents with the vocabulary they need but fail to teach them how to access that vocabulary and makethe words their do students own words? They own the words when they can use words in a variety of students are able to and choose to incorporate new vocabulary into their writing and speak-ing, then as educators, we can infer that students truly understand the vocabulary and, in fact, own then, we need to focus on ways to help our students own the words we believe they need fromeach of our content areas. Research suggests educators focus on four practices that help bring wordsalive for their students (Blachowicz and Fisher, 2004): Develop word awareness and love of words through word of the Strategies and activities in this booklet focus on this aspect of vocabularydevelopment.
student reading a list of unconnected words on a page is similar to a struggling student trying to read a narrative text without a general understanding of the words being read. No connections. No meaning. No comprehension. One way students develop vocabulary is indirectly through reading, listening, and …
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