Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Tier 3 Words

Answer 1

Words used in school that are specific to a certain subject or field. These are words that you might find in a textbook on a certain topic or in the glossary of an informational book.

Question 2

Denotative Meaning

Answer 2

a literal, dictionary meaning of a word

Question 3

Matthew Effect

Answer 3

stronger readers tend to get better and better at what they do well, while weaker readers keep having trouble with what they don’t do well. This makes the gap between weak and strong readers bigger.

Question 4

Word Consciousness

Answer 4

way of teaching vocabulary that gets students interested in new and strange words

Question 5

Reading Vocabulary

Answer 5

words a reader can recognize while reading a text

Question 6

Limited Vocabulary

Answer 6

smaller or more restricted bank of words than is typical

Student says “that one” instead of referring to item by specific name.

Question 7

Tier 1 Words

Answer 7

Common words that are already familiar to students when they enter school. These words do not need to be taught in a classroom setting.

Question 8

Tier 2 Words

Answer 8

There are some academic words that students will use often and that are used in more than one subject. Many of these words are process words that are often used in tests.

Question 9

Semantic Mapping

Answer 9

a form of scaffolding which helps students to develop connections among words

Question 10

Utility (in vocabulary)

Answer 10

the frequency with which a word will be encountered

Question 11

Analogies

Answer 11

are used to compare two things that are usually thought of as different but have something in common

hand is to glove as foot is to sock

Question 12

Connotation

Answer 12

the implied meaning of a word; the feeling a word conveys

Question 13

Listening Vocabulary

Answer 13

words a listener can recognize when heard