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Want vocabulary instruction to actually stick? Here's something you can try! 👇⁠ ⁠ Instead of always telling students which words they need to learn, start teaching THEM how to identify and think about unfamiliar words!⁠ ⁠ One of the biggest goals of
Before I start literacy intervention with a student, there are TWO things I really want to know. 👇⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ How strong are their word recognition skills?⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣ How strong are their language comprehension skills?⁠ ⁠ Why? Because understanding these tw
Why do I spend time having my students categorize words? 🤔⁠ ⁠ Because vocabulary instruction is about so much more than learning definitions!⁠ ⁠ When students learn a new word, I want them to understand how that word connects to other words and conc
Sometimes, the biggest barrier to reading comprehension isn't decoding. It's vocabulary! 📖⁠ ⁠ Think about it. A student might be able to read every word in a passage accurately, but if they don't understand what those words mean, they're going to ha

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