Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and what words mean, and it is not something that you are ever finished acquiring. A person's vocabulary only expands and deepens during a lifetime. Vocabulary can be acquired both intentionally (formally taught) or incidentally (picked up as you go along); research has proven though that the vast majority of our vocabulary is learned incidentally. A person also has what they call an oral and a print vocabulary. For example, a student might recognize the word epitome and its meaning when it's spoken, but not necessarily recognize it in print because of its strange spelling.
How do I assess it?
- Formal quizzes or tests
- Formal writing
- Assess a student's ability to use a word in rich context
- Word sorts
- Exceptional Expressions
- Teaching Reading Sourcebook by CORE
- Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young American Children by Hart and Risley
- Bringing Words to Life by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan
- Semantic Word Analysis
- Vocabulary Gradients
- Root Word Pictures
- Idiom Assignment
- Vocabulary Template 1
- Vocabulary Template 2
- Vocabulary Template 3
- The Early Catastrophe by Hart and Risley
- Exceptional Expressions
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- Doing What Works
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