We need to be strategic when it comes to figuring out new words. We can try to help them utilize strategies to figure out words on their own.
Part 1: Wide Reading- high quality, rich language
Part 2: Teaching Individual Words- systematic strategy for teaching specific words (Frayer, Six-step, etc)
Part 3: Teaching Word-Learning Strategies- explicit teaching how to figure out unknown words
Part 4: Fostering Word Consciousness- awareness and interest in words
*If I am interested in learning new words, students will be motivated to learn new words, too.
A great Read Aloud to help students get motivated in studying vocabulary is Donavan's Word Jar:
Part 1: Wide Reading- high quality, rich language
Part 2: Teaching Individual Words- systematic strategy for teaching specific words (Frayer, Six-step, etc)
Part 3: Teaching Word-Learning Strategies- explicit teaching how to figure out unknown words
Part 4: Fostering Word Consciousness- awareness and interest in words
*If I am interested in learning new words, students will be motivated to learn new words, too.
A great Read Aloud to help students get motivated in studying vocabulary is Donavan's Word Jar: