In today's class we discussed vocabulary knowledge and different strategies to teach new words. It is important for students to know the meaning, structure, and context of the words rather than just reading it, this allows them to better comprehend the story or subject that is being taught. There are many strategies in teaching word meaning, and some of them such as word wall, repeated reading, flashcards, and word bank have already been discussed in the previous class session and in moodle. However, the utilization of technology such as recorded reading and e-books, and graphic organizers such as the t-chart and word webs are also necessary in carrying out a lesson.
Today's session gave me so many ideas that I could incorporate in my classroom. I hope that in the future I will do a great job at carrying out these ideas. It seems like vocabulary will be fun to teach and I just cannot wait to get started so that I could instill the same level of excitement that I have for reading, in my students.
I'm glad you are enjoying the class and all the information we're aging from it. I'm sure you will instill the love of reading in your students, especially with all these great strategies being given to us. I can't wait either to start teaching. I feel like I need to write everything down, or might forget to use in my future classroom.
ReplyDeleteHi Jen! Vocabulary is indeed fun to teach! I love explaining new words to my VERY inquisitive 8 year old daughter. She is always asking me what words mean and even spends lots of time on word games on her computer. She is already building her vocabulary!
ReplyDeleteHey Jen! You're not the only one who is excited to teach. There are many ideas that I would like to use in my classroom as well.
ReplyDeleteHey Jen, I believe you will be able to apply all these strategies in your future classroom. I too, cannot wait to teach it to my future students. I might even start with my own children at home.
ReplyDeleteI also find these strategies very helpful! It makes learning vocabulary fun and in ways that students will not get bored. I also liked the graphic organizers, like the T-chart. It was something different for me and I want to apply this with my future students when I start teaching.
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