Vocabulary

﻿ __**Vocabulary﻿** __
 * What is vocabulary? **
 * ﻿Vocabulary is the understanding of the breadth and depth of words.
 * Vocabulary Depth is how much a person knows about a word, such as whether the person can recognize the word, use the word, or define the word.
 * Vocabulary Breadth is the understanding of how a word is connected to other words.


 * ﻿Why is vocabulary development important? **
 * When a child understands the vocabulary within their text, then their comprehension improves.
 * In order to communicate effectively, people need to be able to understand and interpret the written or spoken text.
 * Increased vocabulary improves and develops a child's academic and social confidence.


 * ﻿When should vocabulary be taught? **
 * Vocabulary is a skill that should always be taught. A child's vocabulary increases depending upon the exposure that the child has to unfamiliar words. Throughout elementary school, children should constantly be exposed to new vocabulary words. Teachers can help students understand vocabulary by presenting sets of words that have similar root words, or they can discuss similarities and differences in words.

//(Nettles, 2006) //

__**Vocabulary Strategies﻿ **__ ﻿Personal Dictionaries Cloze Procedure  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Contextual Processing  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Homonym Vocabulary  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Identifying Affixes  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Voabulary Building  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Vocabulary Jeopardy  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Vocabulary Wheel  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Word Hunt  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Word Sort by Meaning  //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">(McAndrews, 2008) //

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