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Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary Activities: Graphic Organizers & Practice Ideas for the Upper Elementary Classroom

by Cass

Having a wide vocabulary is a huge part of what helps students to be successful in both reading comprehension and writing. This is why vocabulary is one of the National Reading Panel’s five core elements of reading instruction along with phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension. In general, the wider a reader’s vocabulary is, the ...

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Filed Under: Reading, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

DIGITAL ELL NEWCOMERS VOCABULARY FOR TEACHING ESL

by Cass

Whether you’re trying to eliminate tons of prep time, save paper, or support ELL students in distance learning, using digital vocabulary units can be extremely helpful activities for ELL newcomers.  These digital units target reading, writing, and listening (audio) domains.   Included are 20 Thematic Vocabulary Units that cover important ...

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Filed Under: ESL, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

Five Tips for Building ELLs’ Academic Vocabulary

by Cass

As you have probably noticed with your ELLs, there is quite a difference in an ELLs' conversational vocabulary compared to their academic vocabulary.   According to Jim Cummins (1984), BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) refers to ELLs' conversational, or social vocabulary, whereas CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) ...

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Filed Under: ESL, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

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