> > Vocabulary is one area I have been thinking a lot about lately. I have > been > taking a hard look at our end of the year running records and I have kids > at > my school that in spite of strategy instruction, they struggle with > comprehension. When I look closely at their work, what I realize is that > they may be > understanding more than they show. They don't know how to put their > thinking > into words. We all know there is more to comprehension than just knowing > strategies. (I know I am preaching to the choir here...) Kids need the > language to > talk about what they are thinking about. So...I am reading more and more > about best practices in vocabulary instruction. I think it needs to go > hand in > hand with good strategy teaching....it is part of what is essential in > literacy teaching I think....just like fluency, good phonics and word > recognition > skills.
So Jennifer, can you share with us what you've been reading about best practices in vocabulary instruction? Felicia _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
