Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12

Abstract

Selecting Vocabulary Words for Instruction (page 7) “These questions helped me plan vocabulary instruction at the beginning of a thematic unit or before starting the shared reading of a novel. My first step was to determine which words were critical to understanding the text. I then had to decide which of those critical words could be connected to students’ prior knowledge or learned through context and which would have to be bridged with direct instruction. For words that needed bridging, I then had to decide what form that bridging would take: teaching strategy lessons, suggesting concept connections, exploring multiple meanings, and/or introducing activities that provided repetition and integration into students’ lives.”

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