Four Effective Evidence-Based Vocabulary Instruction Strategies Sometimes I find working on tiered vocabulary with older students to be tedious. I do NOT want to just drill definitions, but I also only have a 30-minute session once a week and other goals besides vocabulary. Often, I find myself having the students …
Using Children’s Books to Target Tier 2 Vocabulary A couple of years ago I attended a presentation at the ASHA convention given by Dawna Duff entitled Robust Vocabulary Instruction. The presentation was all about targeting tier 2 vocabulary using children’s books. If you are unfamiliar with tiered vocabulary check out …
What words should I choose for vocabulary instruction? Vocabulary consists of words that we understand (receptive vocabulary) and words that we use (expressive vocabulary). At 18 months of age children have an expressive vocabulary of about 50 words and then they experience a “vocabulary explosion” where they are learning new …