Vocabulary

Vocabulary Antiaircraft: A ground defence mechanism designed to attack aircraft through missile or gun shots. Sentence: Henry ground his teeth. That meant about a thousand miles round-trip under attack by enemy fighter planes and antiaircraft on the ground. (Page 6) Nissen hut: A half cylindrical shaped building made from corrugated steel which was originally designed by Major Peter Norman Nissen during World War I. Its main purpose was to house military men and it was heavily used during World…

When I think of the word literacy, the first thing that comes to mind is vocabulary. I think of literacy as the amount of vocabulary an individual has in their mind. You need a wide variety of vocabulary in order to be sufficiently successful at reading and writing. The dictionary may say that the definition is the ability to read and/or write, but without vocabulary both of those are nearly impossible to do because vocabulary is the foundation for all reading and writing. When I look back…

struggle with the academic demands of content literacy and vocabulary. English learners face the challenge of learning English while simultaneously learning academic vocabulary. Teachers struggle with meeting the unique language needs of English Learners. The problem is illustrated when a student can divide 6 by 3 to find the answer, but cannot do the same task when asked to find the quotient for 6 divided by 3. An understanding of math vocabulary is important to the students’ ability to…

The two treatment groups were assessed on the vocabulary and retell probes a third time 2 months after the completion of treatment. The NT group was not administered the maintenance probe at this time because this group started treatment immediately after their posttest. Progress over the three test times (Time 1 = pretest, Time 2 = posttest, Time 3 = 2 months postcompletion) was assessed by means of repeated measures ANOVAs, with Time as the within-subjects factor and Group (MT and BT) as the…

developed specifically for this evaluation. Before the language battery was administered, a Behavioral Audiometric Screening was administered to evaluate hearing. The Language Battery utilized consisted of the PPVT-3, Expressive One- Word Picture Vocabulary Test-R, Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation-2, and Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Preschool. The test battery was administered and the scores, standard deviations, and ranges were compared to the characteristics of the…

Social Media and Its New Vocabulary Thanks to social media the English language has radically changed from what it was 50 years ago. It has changed so much that new words keep being added to the dictionary, words that if we are being completely honest are usually only used by people no older than maybe 30. Words that have been invented in recent years are words like “fleek”, which is generally used to describe when someone is looking good. Another example to the ever growing list of…

English, one has to possess sufficient vocabulary skills first. Vocabulary skill is an element that links all four skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing together. This is…

Epperson are plentiful in number and just as embarrassing as farting in a silent room. I have a loud obnoxious laugh that can be heard from all over, I snort when I laugh, I say “Oh my Stars!” when I’m surprised and other things, I have a larger vocabulary that earns me weird looks, and last of all I tap dance when I’m nervous. The loud obnoxious laugh comes from my mother, as you probably know. Sometimes I feel like my laugh can be heard from all over the world. When she and I find an idea or…

The Giver in a class of 7th graders for at least two weeks (10 days). My intentions for this unit mainly center on working on reading skills, vocabulary expansion, and the development of some critical thinking skills. My objectives specify that the student will be able to define vocabulary, summarize what he/she has read, use his/her pre-established vocabulary words in order to find synonyms for these words and use specification of language, analyze differences in the characters, explain how…

Unit Topic/Title: Early European Explorers Lesson Plan Number & Title: Lesson Plan #1: Key Explorer Vocabulary Indiana Academic Standards: English/Language Arts 5. RV. 3.2 Determine the meaning of general academic and content-specific words and phrases in a nonfiction text relevant to a fifth grade topic or text. 5.RV.2.5 Consult reference materials, both print and digital (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus), to find the pronunciation and clarify the precise meanings of words and phrases. 5.SL…