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Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Jeopardy Game
Make vocabulary fun and the students will be more likely to learn it. A great way to deliver this fun is through Jeopardy. Please see the link below for grade-level and subject area Jeopardy games. … more →
Road to Teaching: Resources for Aspiring, Student, and Beginning Teachers
Minutes by Kaitlin
wlr wrote 3 weeks ago: We shuffle into the room a little later and quieter than usual, which might have something to do wit … more →
+ One Teacher's Vocabulary Tips
Adrienne Edwards wrote 3 weeks ago: other topics: click a “category” or use search box From Kevin Feldman, educator and lect … more →
Five Hurdles in Learning Vocabulary
englishwithjennifer wrote 1 month ago: What can challenge students as they try to learn new vocabulary? How can we help them overcome these … more →
How to Cover All Bases with Idioms
englishwithjennifer wrote 2 months ago: A recent online thread of conversation within a TESOL Interest Section prompted me to reflect on how … more →
Choosing Vocabulary Words
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Maddie wrote 2 months ago: Today was such a great day because Donna Santman came to our school! I wanted to share one of her b … more →
Vocabulary Teaching: Effective Methodologies
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julie070612 wrote 3 months ago: Vocabulary Teaching: Effective Methodologies Naveen Kumar Mehta naveennmehta(at)yahoo.co.in The Ins … more →
Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Jeopardy Game
hougan wrote 6 months ago: Make vocabulary fun and the students will be more likely to learn it. A great way to deliver this f … more →
Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
hougan wrote 6 months ago: Allowing students to use descriptions composed of everyday language is important in effective vocabu … more →
Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Students Develop Crossword Puzzles
hougan wrote 7 months ago: Another way I have my students interact with vocabulary is creating crossword puzzles. This can be … more →
Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Vocab War
hougan wrote 7 months ago: Learning games can be another venue to increase students’ vocabulary comprehension. I have us … more →
Effective Vocabulary Instruction - Quizlet
hougan wrote 8 months ago: Quizlet is an EXCELLENT resource for teaching vocabulary. Students can play, interface with vocab i … more →
Effective Vocabulary Instruction - Cartoon Vocabulary and Discussion
hougan wrote 8 months ago: I’d like to add to what Teri said. I also like students to do what I call “cartoon vocab … more →
Effective Vocabulary Instruction - Continually Test Prior Vocabulary
hougan wrote 8 months ago: Finally, the tests are very thorough requiring the students to spell the words correctly, know their … more →
Effective Vocabulary Instruction - P.O.S.E. Game
hougan wrote 8 months ago: Here is another great vocabulary strategy. We also play a game I created called P.O.S.E. In this ga … more →
Effective Vocabulary Instruction - Smartboard and Word Walls
hougan wrote 8 months ago: Teachers have responded with their effective vocabulary instruction. I will add this post and many … more →
Effective Vocabulary Strategy - Use the Freyer Model
hougan wrote 8 months ago: The Freyer Model is a graphic organizer – an effective way to teach vocabulary at all grade levels. … more →
Characteristics of Effective Direct Vocabulary Instruction
hougan wrote 8 months ago: Regardless of grade level or content speciality, all teachers have a common focus to build students … more →
On Teaching Vocabulary
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Paul wrote 9 months ago: Estimates exist that vocabularies can consist of 60,000 to 80,000 words or more by graduation from h … more →
Teaching Academic Vocabulary
hougan wrote 9 months ago: My school is rapidly moving towards aligning our instructional strategies and assessments around imp … more →
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