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Ad lit.org: Teaching Word Meanings as Concepts Professional DocAd lit.org: Teaching Word Meanings as Concepts Professional Doc
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AdLit
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Ad lit.org: Teaching Word Meanings as Concepts

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The most effective vocabulary instruction teaches word meanings as concepts; it connects the words being taught with their context and with the students' prior knowledge. Six techniques have proven especially effective: Concept Definition Maps, Semantic Mapping, Semantic Feature Mapping, Possible Sentences, Comparing and Contrasting, and Teaching Word Parts. RI.9-10.4 word meanings/impact of choice

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RI.6.4 RI.7.4 RI.9-10.4 RH.6-8.4 L.7.5.b L.9-10.4.a L.8.4.a L.7.4.a L.6.4.a L.7.4.d

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