vocabulary instruction Flashcards

1
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what is the bottom tiers in the 3 tiers of words

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basic words

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2
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what is the middle tiers in the 3 tiers of words

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academic vocabulary

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3
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what is the top tier in the 3 tiers of words

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specialized terms

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4
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The most basic words. Rarely require direct
instruction and do not have multiple meanings; words of
everyday speech

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tier 1

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5
Q

High frequency words that occur across a variety of
domains; mature language situation such as adult conversions and literature. CONTAIN MULTIPLE MEANINGS, have multiple synonyms

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tier 2

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6
Q

Technical words that are content specific and often
abstract. Specific to hobbies, subjects, occupations, geographic
regions, technology, weather, etc.

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tier 3

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7
Q

– Students don’t
recognize the word.

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unknown words

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8
Q

Students have seen
or heard the word or can pronounce it,
but they don’t know the meaning

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initial recognition

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9
Q

Students
know one meaning of the word and can
use it in a sentence

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partial word recognition

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10
Q

Students know
more than one meaning of the word and
can use it in several ways

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full word knowledge

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11
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interest in learning and using words

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word consciousness

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12
Q

– Students repeat
words with the same beginning
consonant or vowel sound
within a phrase or sentence.

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alliteration

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13
Q

Words that refer to
places, things, and actions that
have been named after an
individual.

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eponyms

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14
Q

Students create
exaggerated statements

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hyperbole

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15
Q

Students
notice words or phrases that
read the same forward and
backward.

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palindrones

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16
Q

Students
combine two normally
contradictory words to
create a paradoxical image.

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oxymoron

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17
Q

Students
use words that imitate
sounds.

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onomatopoeia

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18
Q

Students
endow inanimate objects
with human traits or
abilities.

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personification

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19
Q

Students
commonly use words that
were created by fusing two
words to combine the
meaning of both words

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portmanteau

20
Q

– Students
switch sounds in words,
often with a humorous
effect

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spoonerisms

21
Q

WORDS THAT HAVE
NEARLY THE SAME MEANING

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synonyms

22
Q

WORDS THAT
EXPRESS OPPOSITE MEANINGS

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antonynm

23
Q
  • words that sound alike but are spelled differently
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homophones

24
Q

are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently

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homograph

25
Q

words that are spelled the same, and sound the same

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homographic homophones

26
Q
  • words that can stand alone in English; words that have meaning on their own, but they can also have
    prefixes and suffixes added to them to make new words.
  • Also call free morphemes
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base words

27
Q

typically come from Greek or Latin words and may or may not stand alone

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root word

28
Q

Letters generally added to the beginning or end od a root or base word
* Also called bound morphemes

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affixes

29
Q

added to the beginning of words

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prefixes

30
Q

added to the end of words

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suffixes

31
Q

what are the 4 most common prefixes in the English language

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un, re, dis, in

32
Q

metaphorical or uses figures of speech

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figurative meaning

33
Q

– the explicit, dictionary meaning of a word

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literal meaning

34
Q

– groups of words, such as “in hot water” that have a special meaning

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idioms

35
Q

liken something to something else

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comparisons

36
Q

comparison signaled by the use of like or as

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simile

37
Q

compares two things by implying that one is the other, without using like or
as

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metaphors

38
Q

a group of words that are displayed on a
wall, bulletin board, chalkboard, or whiteboard in a
classroom.

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word wall

39
Q

students choose a word and write it on a poster; then they
draw a picture to illustrate it. They also write a sentence using the word

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word posters

40
Q

students choose a word and then identify 3 or 4 words to
sequence before or after it to make a chain

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word chains

41
Q

focus on a specific term and visually
represent its place in a conceptual hierarchy

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concept/word map

42
Q

students sort the words into categories that make sense to them

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open sort

43
Q

categories are provided usually by the teacher

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closed sort

44
Q

Strategy for graphically representing concepts.
* Allows students to conceptually explore their knowledge of a new
word by mapping it with other related words or phrases similar in
meaning to the new word.

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semantic map

45
Q

Students receive a paper divided into 6 equal squares.

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concept cube