lack of background knowledge or inadequate store of words
word relationships, content knowledge, figurative language
Strategies
use Text Talk (Beck) with read aloud books
develop word awareness
engage students in conversations
ask and answer questions
word play
choral reading
word building
Strategies
concept meaning
semantic mapping
multiple exposures to words
use Text Talk (Beck) with read aloud books
context clues
word building
word sorts
topic related word banks
preteach vocabulary
picture dictionaries
increase independent reading
Strategies
word sorts
antonyms, synonyms
word arrays
example/non-example
word building
prefixes, suffixes
morphemes, roots, origins
idioms, similes, metaphors
cognates
concept definition mapping for content vocabulary
graphic organizers
Resources
Elements of Reading-Vocabulary, K-3
Bringing Words to Life
Word Matters
Words Their Way
Resources
Elements of Reading-Vocabulary, K-3
Bringing Words to Life
Words, Words, Words
In a Word
Words Their Way
Word Matters
Word Journeys
Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades
Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension
Resources
Elements of Reading-Vocabulary, K-3
Bringing Words to Life
Words, Words, Words
In a Word
Words Their Way
Word Matters
Word Journeys
Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades
Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension
Developed collaboratively by the Reading and Language Arts Department, Exceptional Student Education, School Psychological Services, and the ESOL Department, Volusia County Schools, Florida. January, 2005
