PPT-Vocabulary

daunt verb Discourage by reason of difficulty intimidate overwhelm instill fear or lessen courage She was daunted by the idea of public speaking until her teacher reminded her that the people in the audience were regular people just like her . gourmand incognito indolent. tenacious gregarious nullify. gullible peccadillo. bamboozle egregious imminent. Write the following definitions on the back of the appropriate flash card.. gourmand. For . ALL Teachers. Why Explicit Instruction?. Teaching vocabulary has been shown to increase students’ comprehension of new content by 12 percentile points. . (Stahl & Fairbanks, 1986). Teaching words before they are encountered in text increases students’ ability to comprehend the words . Fiona Elsted . University of Essex. ‘..while without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.’ Wilkins, 1972:111-112. ‘Language consists of . grammaticalised. Genise Orberson. KYEDHH Conference. 2012. Vocabulary is essential for communicating, reading, thinking, and learning. Vocabulary is “the storehouse of word meanings that we draw on to comprehend what is said to us, express our thoughts, or interpret what we read.” . Getting Our ELLs Ready . for High Stakes Assessments . Who are we and what do we do?. Magda. . Sakaan. Katy Yates. How do we best prepare our students for success?. One of the most important elements of language that we focus on as ESL teachers is VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT!. Part 1: Vocabulary – why bother?. @literacy_trust. National Literacy Trust. www.literacytrust.org.uk. contact @literacytrust.org.uk. What do we mean by . good vocabulary knowledge . ?. https://. www.flickr.com. Four Sure-Fire . Ways. Before You Start. , . Get Selective. Students cannot and will not “learn” 10, 15, or 20 vocabulary words that you give them on a sheet of paper.. And you can’t teach that many words and get anything else done.. First, Get Selective. Students cannot and will not “learn” 10, 15, or 20 vocabulary words that you give them on a sheet of paper.. And you can’t teach that many words and get anything else done.. Part of Speech: _____. Possible Meaning: . ______________. ______________________. Sentence: . ______________________. ______________________. ______________________. Part of Speech: _____. Possible Meaning: . 1. aspire . (v) . 2. bilateral . (. adj. ) . 3. candor . (n) . 4. defraud . (v) . 5. deity . (n) . 6. elude . (v) . 7. fixture . (n) . 8. handwriting . (n) . 9. havoc . (n) . 10. imbibe . (v) . 11. juncture . Vocabulary 3a Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Vocabulary 8a Rate the following vocabulary Acrid Casualty Congested Cope Headlong Hurtle Impede Inevitable I know the word and can explain it I know the word, but can’t explain it I don’t know the word Vocabulary 3b Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Vocabulary 5 a Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.