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Teaching Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary. Natalya Koryakina. “Words are the starting point. Without words, children can’t talk about people, places, or things, about actions, relations, or states.” Clark, 1993.

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Teaching Vocabulary

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  1. Teaching Vocabulary Natalya Koryakina

  2. “Words are the starting point. Without words, children can’t talk about people, places, or things, about actions, relations, or states.” Clark, 1993 “…vocabulary is the glue thatholds stories, ideas, and content together…making comprehension accessible for children.” Rupley, Logan, & Nichols, 1998/99, p. 339

  3. hobby Superman hot-dog cheeseburger coca-cola. goalkeeper transport forward sprinter Supermarket businessman dollar computer happy end The first lesson is a very important one basketball joystick volleyball design hockey e-mail tennis Rap file printer top the Internet crossword jeans officeskateboard biker lift puzzle smile football

  4. Say a password

  5. How are you today?

  6. What is there in the box? • Is it big\small\long\short\thick\thin? • Is it triangle\round\square\rectangle\oval? • Is it eatable\tasty\sour\sweet\salty\bitter\juicy? • Is it red\green\orange\blue\ brown…? • Is it an apple\ an orange\ a pen\a candy…?

  7. Show me your…

  8. Rhyme Time Rhyming is not only fun to do, but is an easy way to get your child to think about how words can relate to each other.

  9. TPR

  10. Marry-go-round

  11. Spelling in the air • Matching synonyms • Matching antonyms • Finding mistakes • Wiping off the word you hear • Bingo • Hangman • Rearranging letters to form words • Crossword Puzzles • Rankings • Mime • Drawing(When it comes to teaching vocabulary words to younger students, there are plenty of easy options. Coloring pages and picture books help students visualize the words that they are being taught, which helps with comprehension)

  12. Sort them out:domestic animals or wild animalsa tiger, a cat, a giraffe, an elephant,a dog, a zebra, a hen, a bear…

  13. When teaching primary students, flashcards arean incredibly useful recourse for teaching vocabulary • A picture is worth a thousand words.

  14. Try to guess…What is this?

  15. But there is no magic bullet; you can’t improve your vocabulary overnight. So, the more you practice, the more you learn. Vocabulary knowledge is not something that can ever be fully mastered; it is something that expands and deepens over the course of a lifetime.

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