VOCABULARY STRATEGIES

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VOCABULARY STRATEGIES

• ELDPI

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• Vocabulary is contextualized
• Students need multiple exposures to vocabulary
• Compare/Contrast vocabulary
• Use intensive vocabulary instruction

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CONTEXTUALIZING VOCABULARY

• Use prior knowledge
• Scaffold words
• Use visuals, realia
• Use real life connections

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MULTIPLE EXPOSURES

• Word games slap, pyramid game, password,
  crossword puzzles, word searches, pictionary
• Cloze activities
• Writing activities
• Vocabulary cards

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COMPARE/CONTRAST

• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Graphic organizers semantic feature analyses,
  spider webs, other graphic organizers

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INTENSIVE VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION

• Root words
• Prefixes, suffixes
• Cognates
• Signal words
• Context clues

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ELD Standards Correlations to Visions

• Level 6-8 ELD Stand. 9-12 ELD Stan.
• Basic Beginning Beginning
• Level A Intermediate Early Int.
• Level B Early Advanced Early Advanced
• Level C Advanced Early Advanced