Reading Development - Vocabulary

Reading Development - Vocabulary

1. verbal rehearsal - small amounts of info in short time

2. Keyword method - visualize pictures to help remember

   • good for more than just words, can do math formulas

3. Tier 1 - in everyday conversations. Tier 2. used more in writing, mature language. Tier 3. academic specific vocabulary

4. incidentally expose - uses tier 2 during read alouds

   • less familiar words during discussion and gives context clues

5. embedded instruction - gives synonym and points to illustration in story

   • when words aren't central to story and/or they express concepts the students recognize
   • short definitions or synonyms that doesn't majorly interrupt the reading flow

6. focused instruction, might define, have students give examples

   • when essential to understanding the story or students have trouble comprehending the meaning
   • teacher may instruct words before reading or as students have questions

7. definitional approach good if goal is to expose student to a new word - give student short def or synonym

   • time efficient when doing a read aloud