Learning
Vocabulary: An Essential Skill
Word knowledge is linked strongly to academic success.
Students who possess large vocabularies can express their ideas better and
understand new concepts more quickly than students with limited vocabularies.
Today students are being tasked much more often to tackle
complex text. However, if there are gaps in their vocabulary knowledge, these
students struggle to comprehend.
Many students, including ESE and ESL students, lack the
fundamental vocabulary for success in learning content-area subjects and
reading academic texts. Vocabulary development builds reading comprehension.
Without explicit, focused instruction, a student's vocabulary gap may widen
with each passing year.
The use of computers in vocabulary instruction was found to be
more effective than some traditional methods. It is clearly emerging as a
potentially valuable aid to classroom teachers in the area of vocabulary
instruction.
Vocabulary Spelling City is an invaluable tool that provides
an effective and enjoyable way to expand and retain new vocabulary. The
interactive vocabulary games contain auditory and visual support that ensures
information is presented in a variety of ways.
Enjoy,
Nora Sierra
Early Childhood
Assistant Principal
Discovery School
(504)221-7790
(504)221-7791(fax)
(504)9500-1720(school
cell)
(504)9985-0732(mobile)
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