Vocabulary

Question 1

vocabulary

Answer 1

the words we must know to communicate effectively

Question 2

oral vocab

Answer 2

vocab we use in speaking or listening

Question 3

vocab is most important because

Answer 3

• beginning readers use their oral vocab to make sense of the words they see in print
• readers must know what most words mean before they can understand what they are reading

Question 4

Vocab can be developed directly and indirectly

Answer 4

directly - when students explicitly taught both individual words and word leaning strategies

indirectly - when students engage daily in oral language, listen to adults read to them, and read extensively on their own

Question 5

morphology

Answer 5

study of the structure of words

Question 6

morphemes

Answer 6

smallest meaning-bearing units of language

Question 7

affixes

Answer 7

prefix or suffix added to the beg or end of words with new meanings

Question 8

Instruction in structural analysis promotes

Answer 8

upper elementary students reading comprehension by equipting them with strategies for understanding the meaning of unfamiliar multi-syllable words

Question 9

4 types of vocabulary

Answer 9

listening
speaking
reading
writing

Question 10

Listening vocab words

Answer 10

the vocabulary we need to know to understand what we hear

Question 11

speaking vocabulary

Answer 11

words we use when we are speaking

Question 12

reading vocabulary

Answer 12

words we need to know to understand what we read

Question 13

Writing

Answer 13

words we use in writing

Question 14

indirect vocab

Answer 14

vocabulary learned through

1. convos with adults
2. listening to to adults read to them
3. reading on their own

Question 15

direct vocabulary

Answer 15

vocab learned through explicit teaching - either by individual words and word learning strategies

Question 16

specific word instruction

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1. teaching vocab before reading helps vocab learning and reading comprehension
2. extended instruction that promotes active engagement with vocab improves word learning

Question 17

word learning strategies/ methods

Answer 17

It’s impossible for teacher to teach all vocabulary that kids don’t know.

• how to use a dictionary and other reference aids to learn word meaning
• how to use information about word parts to figure out the meaning of words in texts
• how to use context clues

Question 18

base words

Answer 18

are words from which many other words are formed.
ex: base word - migrate
words that can be formed from migrate 
- migration 
- migrant
- immigration
- immigrant
- migrating
- migratory

Question 19

word roots

Answer 19

are words from other languages that are the origin of many English words. about 60 percent of many English words have Latin and Greek origins

Question 20

what words should you teach?

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• important words: teach words that are important to understanding a concept
• useful words: teach words that students are likely to see again
• difficult words: words with multiple meanings

Question 21

idioms

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are expressions that do not mean what the individual word means
ex: drawing a blank
so hungry, I could eat a whale

Question 22

multiple meaning words that can be difficult

Answer 22

sow (female pig)
sow (to plant seeds)

bow (knot with loops)
bow (front of a ship)

Question 23

words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings

Answer 23

mail (letters, cards)
mail (type of armor)

ray (narrow beam of light)
ray (type of fish)
ray (part of a line)

Question 24

Ways to help students develop vocabulary

Answer 24

1. foster words consciousness - an awareness of and interest in words, their meanings and their powers.
2. call their attention to the way authors choose words to convey particular meanings
3. encourage students to play with words by engaging in word play
4. help them research a words origins or history
5. encourage them to search for examples of words usage in their everyday lives