Vocabulary


 * How can vocabulary be taught in kindergarten?**
 * Build a word-rich environment.
 * Help students develop as independent word learners.
 * Select Tier 2 words.
 * Tier One Words- Consists of basic words and rarely require instructional attention in school. These words are frequent in life. Examples: clock, baby, ball, happy, walk, run,
 * Tier Two Words - High frequency use for mature language users and found across a variety of knowledge domains. Examples: coincidence, absurd, industrious, fortunate, etc.
 * Tier Three Words - Low frequency use and limited to specific knowledge domains. Examples: isotope, lathe, peninsula, refinery, etc.
 * Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. (2002). //Bringing words to life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction//. NY: Guilford.
 * Use explicit instructional strategies to teach vocabulary words.

**Materials for Vocabulary Instruction**



**Websites** Vocabulary Activities This website has lots of activities to develop student vocabulary such as word walls, multiple meanings, synonyms, and antonyms. There is also a book list featuring picture books with colorful (tier 2) words.

**Smart Board Games and Activities for Vocabulary** [|What's in the Bag?]

Young children can use descriptive language in authentic and purposeful ways to communicate in large-group settings. Using the What's in the Bag? interactive, young children develop speaking and listening skills as a part of language development, as well as connecting visual text with the printed word (shown at left). This shared-language experience emphasizes the importance of both those skills and, ultimately, the act for both participants is to relate meaning and expression.

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