5 Fun Ways to Teach Vocabulary

Dealing with New Words

1. First, SOUND it out.
2. Next, examine the STRUCTURE.
3. Then look at the CONTEXT.
4. Only then, check the DICTIONARY.
5. Then reinforce your understanding by WRITING a usable brief definition or synonym in the margin of your reading—in pencil, because you won’t always need it there.

• Draw a picture.
• Make a picture dictionary.
• Make a sentence.
• Match a word.
• Mime it.
• Pick a synonym or antonym.

How To Improve Students’ Vocabulary Using Innovative Ways

1. FLASHCARDS. One effective way to master the rote-learning aspect of words and ensure that they stick in your students’ memory is by using flashcards.
2. WORD MAPS.
3. PRONUNCIATION GUIDES.
4. MNEMONIC TOOLS.
5. ROOT WORDS, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES.

7 Best Ways to Review Vocabulary

1. Weave a Web. Use an idea web to review any themed vocabulary your students have studied.
2. Put Your Cards on the Table. Have students create their own set of vocabulary flash cards.
3. Join the Chorus.
4. Fill Everyone In.
5. Get Your Point Across.
6. Get Together.
7. Keeping Order.

There are three levels of understanding in reading comprehension: literal meaning, inferential meaning, and evaluative meaning. Let’s take a closer look at each of these different meanings.

Explanation. This hierarchical model, or taxonomy, is a tiered system of classifying thinking skills according to six cognitive levels of complexity: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation.

Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DoK)

• Level 1 (Acquired knowledge) involves recall and reproduction. Remembering facts or defining a procedure.
• Level 2 (Knowledge Application) are skills and concepts.
• Level 3 (Analysis) involves strategic thinking.
• Level 4 (Augmentation) is extended thinking.