Remedial Instruction
Cristo, Joy Mariette B. Remedial Instruction in English
Malabanan, Liezl Euness Prof. Mary Ann Perdon
VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION
What is Vocabulary? * Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to comprehend and communicate effectively. * Vocabulary can be described as oral vocabulary or reading vocabulary. * Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use or recognize in listening. * Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print.
Vocabulary plays a critical role in learning to read and in comprehending what is read. * Children must understand the vocabulary used by the teacher in order for them to be successful in their classroom * As children read for comprehension, they must understand the meaning of words in the text. * Children learn vocabulary primarily through indirect means, hearing words used by their parents, teachers, and others in a variety of contexts and through reading.
Why Vocabulary is important? - The Research Connection * Hart and Risley (1995) found out that by the age of 3, children living in deep poverty had acquired is than one-third of the vocabulary of children from high- SES families. * The National Reading Panel reviewed the research in the area of vocabulary instruction. The Panel found out that : * Teaching specific words before reading helps both vocabulary learning and reading comprehension. * Children learn words best when they are provided with instruction over an extent period of time. * Repeated exposure to vocabulary in many contexts aids word learning. Children learn vocabulary when they are explicitly taught both individual words nd word-learning strategies. * Direct vocabulary instruction aids reading comprehension.
How Vocabulary Fits into Reading Program * During beginning stage, vocabulary instruction can be presented orally. * For at-risk students who enter school without adequate understanding of many words commonly used in
Malabanan, Liezl Euness Prof. Mary Ann Perdon
VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION
What is Vocabulary? * Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to comprehend and communicate effectively. * Vocabulary can be described as oral vocabulary or reading vocabulary. * Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use or recognize in listening. * Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print.
Vocabulary plays a critical role in learning to read and in comprehending what is read. * Children must understand the vocabulary used by the teacher in order for them to be successful in their classroom * As children read for comprehension, they must understand the meaning of words in the text. * Children learn vocabulary primarily through indirect means, hearing words used by their parents, teachers, and others in a variety of contexts and through reading.
Why Vocabulary is important? - The Research Connection * Hart and Risley (1995) found out that by the age of 3, children living in deep poverty had acquired is than one-third of the vocabulary of children from high- SES families. * The National Reading Panel reviewed the research in the area of vocabulary instruction. The Panel found out that : * Teaching specific words before reading helps both vocabulary learning and reading comprehension. * Children learn words best when they are provided with instruction over an extent period of time. * Repeated exposure to vocabulary in many contexts aids word learning. Children learn vocabulary when they are explicitly taught both individual words nd word-learning strategies. * Direct vocabulary instruction aids reading comprehension.
How Vocabulary Fits into Reading Program * During beginning stage, vocabulary instruction can be presented orally. * For at-risk students who enter school without adequate understanding of many words commonly used in