Teaching English, How To.... by Raymond Stopper
Part Six: Language and Vocabulary
Chapte 26. Building Word Knowledge: What should a complete vocabulary program consist of?
Knowledge of words extends a person's range of ideas and is considered part of a person's IQ. Knowledge of words enables one to express ideas with precision, and, of course, is related to success in reading. Besides, words are fun. They have histories that are sometimes fascinating.
A complete vocabulary program in the secondary school involves pre-teaching unfamiliar words before students begin to read an assignment; using a systematic vocabulary text that emphasizes word roots, prefixes and suffixes, like Word Power Made Easy; and recording unfamiliar words from reading on 3 X 5 index cards, using as few words as possible to help remember the meaning.
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