Teaching Vocabulary With a Language Building Approach
/Language building involves forming as many connections in the brain as possible so that new words are understood in concert with other words, ideas, and even visual representations.
Read MoreLanguage building involves forming as many connections in the brain as possible so that new words are understood in concert with other words, ideas, and even visual representations.
Read MoreNovel or nonfiction study is a great way to teach so many things: themes and symbolism, author’s craft and devices, literary analysis, and vocabulary too. But all too often, vocabulary gets relegated to a list with definitions that students memorize for a quiz or test...and likely forget soon after. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to incorporate new vocabulary and language building activities into a novel or nonfiction study unit.
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