Vocabulary

There are four different types of Vocabulary:  Listening: words we understand when others talk to us.

 Speaking: words we use when we talk to others.

 Reading: words we know when we see them in print (sight words and words we can decode).

 Writing: words we use when we write.

**Effective strategies for teaching Vocabulary:**

**__1. Connect to Prior Knowledge__** *Picture Walk Word  *ABC Charts  *Photographs  *Wordless Picture Books

**__2. Share Metacognitive Strategies__**  *Fix-Up Strategies  *Teacher Think Alouds

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__**3. Active Engagement**__
 * Vo-back-ulary
 * Snap and Clap
 * Songs/Dances
 * Interview a word
 * Multiple Meaning Word Toss

__**4. Create a Word Rich Environment**__
 * Word Walls
 * Reading the Room
 * Word Jars
 * Word Books
 * Vocabulary Rings

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">__**5. Apply Strategies Across the Curriculum**__
 * ABC Books
 * 4-Part Fold-ables
 * Wordsplashes