Competency 8: Vocabulary Development Flashcards
T o F: Vocabulary is learned systematically & must be taught simple-to-complex so that knowledge builds upon & relates to prior knowledge.
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Listening Vocabulary
Words that we need to know in order to understand what we hear.
Speaking Vocabulary
Words we use when we speak.
Reading Vocabulary
Words we need to know to understand what we read.
Writing Vocabulary
Words we use when writing.
Direct Methods of Teaching
Explicitly, systematically taught.
Teacher led.
Individual words learned; word analysis/decoding/phonics.
Word study: Phonics, word structure, meaning, usage, tenses, morphology.
Ex) Semantic maps, connotation, demonstrations, word walls, illustrations.
Indirect Methods of Teaching
Daily engagement in oral language Student led. Listen to adults read to them. Read extensively on their own. EX) Discussions, dramatic play, show & tell, storytelling, presentations
To assess younger students alphabetic knowledge…
Have them point to letters as they are said, make sounds associated with letters or sing the alphabet song.
To assess older students alphabetic knowledge…
Ask them to write all the letters in a set, such as all the consonants, then vowels, and lastly letter combinations.
Word Analysis
Examining parts & pieces of words to extract meanings.
Word Analysis methods
Dictionary use
Graphic organizers that decode prefixes, roots & suffixes
Daily activities that focus on phonology, or systematic study of sounds in words such as spelling, rhyme and vowel patterns.
Daily phonemes activities include spelling, rhyming, sight word activities.
Word Identification
Synonymous with decoding & word recognition and is made up of semantics.
Word Identification methods
Identify connotative & denotative meaning of words
Activities to find morphemes to match parts of words: auto-mobile, television.
Use Bingo, flashcards, and matching activities
Vocabularies can be developed:
Indirectly: When students interact daily with oral language, listen to adults read to them, and read at length on their own.
Directly:When students are explicitly, systematically taught both individual words and word-learning strategies.
