This section focuses on teaching vocabulary as a reflection activity. The importance of teaching vocabulary in the preparation phase is often stressed but reviewing and elaborating on vocabulary in the reflection phase is very important as well. The following strategies were included within the chapter for learning vocabulary in the reflection phase.
Postgraphic Organizers- Students construct a postgraphic organizer after they have read. This organizer helps students make connections with other important keywords in the reading and allows them to review vocabulary.
A vocabulary study system- This strategy promotes the learning of vocabulary through different phases that are emphasized by the acronym TOAST.
T: Test. Students self-test in order to figure out which vocabulary terms they need to review.
O: Organize. Students use similarities to organize these vocabulary words into categories.
A: Anchor. Students use methods such as assigning a picture and a caption to a vocabulary term in order to make connections and gain a more in-depth understanding.
S: Say. Students work with a partner to review the words by calling out spellings, definitions, and uses in sentences.
T: Test. Student self-test themselves to prove understanding.
Directed Reading- Thinking Activity Vocabulary Search
Semantic Feature Analysis
Categorization
Four-Column Organizer for Word Master
Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy
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