Really Great Reading's Vocabulary Resources
Top Five Reasons to Teach Vocabulary
Young people are reading less and failing to build vocabulary amid a sea of text messaging and cyberchat says literacy and child development specialist Professor Tom Nicholson. It goes without saying that the best writers and speakers are often the widest readers. Today’s kids have been raised on computers, iPads, and television, so it’s important to encourage them to build their vocabulary.
Five Important Reasons to Teach Vocabulary
Top 8 Vocabulary Instruction Best Practices
How do you ensure you’re providing rigorous, or “best practice”, vocabulary instruction? Though it is not an exact science, research supports that a few key components are effective in vocabulary instruction.
Top 8 Vocabulary Instructions Best Practices
Abstract Vocabulary Instruction:
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, How About Six?
What variables have decades of research identified that impact the ease or difficulty of learning and remembering vocabulary words? Some of these factors include:
- the length of the word (longer words often have more complex spelling)
- the frequency of the word in the language (i.e., how often it is used in speech or in print)
- the degree of abstractness of the word (e.g., “theory” vs. “car”)
Solve Vocabulary Learning Challenges
Vocabulary Science of Reading
Join us for a free Vocabulary Virtual Workshop and learn all about bringing the Vocabulary Science of Reading to life in the classroom!
- Learn the science behind how students engage with and learn vocabulary critical for all reading fluency and comprehension.
- Receive a certificate of attendance after attending this 3-hour webinar.
A New Way to Teach Vocabulary with our Vocabulary Science of Reading Workshops
Vocabulary Playground in the Reading Playgrounds
Countdown, Blast, & HD Word
In the Vocabulary Playgrounds, teachers have access to premade assignments that showcase the meaning of many words that students encounter in Countdown, Blast, and HD Word. Students experience words in a way that helps them understand all aspects of the word: the phonology, the orthography, the morphology, and the meaning.
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InferCabulary is a visual vocabulary tool that teaches Tier 2 vocabulary using a unique, highly efficient approach that mimics the act of wide reading as students encounter word meanings in a rich, oral language setting.
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At Really Great Reading, we enhance student success through structured literacy. We utilize Science of Reading-based methods to help students develop essential foundational skills and strengthen orthographic mapping.
