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Selecting Vocabulary Words

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How do you select which reading vocabulary words to teach?

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Teachers should carefully select vocabulary words to teach their students. This solution outlines a process for selecting the words to teach students.

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I have taught for 13 years. I have taught grades 9-12. My classes have consisted of honors, regular, special education, and ELL students. I use the same strategies for selecting vocabulary words for all of these levels.

First, I select words that are essential for understanding the main idea and supporting details of a piece of text. I especially select words that aren't supported well with context.

Second, I select words that are specific to the time period in which the text was written. These words are ...

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