Vocabulary

I aim to propose two suitable suggestions to assist the next stages of Jack’s vocabulary development. Firstly, Jack does not have two-word combinations which should be present around 2 years of age. This is evident during pretend play as words were not merged to form an utterance. Additionally, his understanding of two-word level actions with toys and pictures were inconsistent. Consequently, Jack is at the one-word stage in his speech development which is seen in 1-2-year olds. Therefore, I…

1.4 Active vocabulary knowledge VS. Passive vocabulary knowledge: Many researches in the field of vocabulary have distinguished two distinct types of vocabulary knowledge as Nagy, Richards, and Herman, in relation to the four language skills in which it is used, i.e.: vocabulary knowledge was sectioned accordingly to the types of the language skills, respectively, receptive skills as reading and listening, and productive skills as writing and speaking. Therefore, it was divided into passive…

Cipriano, J. (2011). 32 tips for ells. Scholastic Instructor, 36-38. The author of the article describes 32 tips that teachers can implement for English Language Learners. Such ideas include: ideas for first day of school, ways to help them build vocabulary, and tips for reading lessons. The article provides some useful and innovative guidelines; however, it does not appear to be beneficial because it does not go into much detail about the strategies therefore additional research would have to…

students have to learn thousands of words, including those rarely used in communication. Not only English learners, but also English teachers are not less concerned by vocabulary teaching. Hence, learning a foreign language at different levels requires the acquisition of thousands of words. The needs of learners to remember vocabulary items are crystal clear in learning language. Learners need to keep on learning the words. But they should do this incidentally or intentionally in their own time.…

to (Stahl, 1990) vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension are both related to each other. According to the National Reading Panel (NRP), (2000), assumed that the ability to read an comprehend the reading text is crucial for learners to learn new language especially when the reading text comes into academic settings. Confirmed by (Chall, 1987) that vocabulary knowledge can help learners to comprehend a reading text, while reading comprehension can administered to vocabulary…

My own experience Kindergarten When I was in kindergarten, teachers were using flush cards as a tool of teaching vocabulary. I liked the way of learning words because it had a good sound and rhythm. The teachers had taught the same words many times, so I could learn the meaning and the pronunciation of words. Moreover, I loved singing songs in English even though I did not know the meanings. I remembered the songs by the rythem and sounds. I can sing and explain the meanings of the songs…

develop Alfonsos’s vocabulary will be “The cat and the hat” by Dr Seuss for first and second grader level. This story is very popular book story that will help a child like Alfonso’s vocabulary improvement since he has difficulty with words meaning and connecting the words. One of the learning activity strategy I would design to help him improve his vocabulary skill by the end of his first grade year, so he can learn more words meaning and connection will be by doing vocabulary words sentence…

Reading comprehension is just one component of the act of reading that is comprised of two primary components: vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension. Understanding when reading comprehension begins occurs prior to the mastery of reading. This continuum practice is developed through components that consider a child’s level of development, and individual knowledge without sequence. With every strategy are sub- categories that is strongly encourage not be taught in isolation but taught over a…

Our school organization has implemented teaching essential vocabulary in every classroom by every content area instructor or teacher. This action plan was developed based off of student data related to vocabulary and comprehension of benchmark assessment basic vocabulary words. Our organization has found evidence suggesting that our students can answer benchmark assessment type questions if they are able to understand what the vocabulary is saying in the benchmark questions. Our organization…

Throughout the year, we have been working on 3 literacy capabilities to work on. The three capabilities I chose to hopefully improve on were reading, spelling and vocabulary. I chose these skills due to my NAPLAN results and what I personally think would help me with my writing. By focusing and working on these three skills through different strategies such as completing worksheets, different exercises and using the internet, I aim to improve my writing, English and hopefully apply this…