1 What is the first step in comprehension.
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1. The pronunciation of words | ||
2. The meanings of individual words | ||
3. The meanings of phrases and idioms | ||
4. The meanings of sentences and paragraphs and chapters and books | ||
5. The meaning of life, the universe and everything | ||
2 Which word is likely to be easiest for a typical grade school student to learn?
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1. "ilk" because it is so short | ||
2. "tachistoscope" because it is fun to say | ||
3. "regurgitation" because it is familiar and 'interesting'... | ||
3 It is important to ask children regularly what the words mean that they are reading since they won't always ask if they don't know and even if they think they know the word they may not.
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1. true | ||
2. false | ||
4 Typically, children learn thousands of new words a year. How do they learn most new words?
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1. Memorizing meanings from vocabulary lists. | ||
2. Gradually inferring the detailed nuances of a word after seeing it in many different contexts in which they know most of the rest of the meaning. | ||
5 Kids need to know component concepts involved in the meanings of words before they can learn the words.
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1. true | ||
2. false | ||
6 When the component concepts of a word are in place, what are some ways to increase vocabulary?
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1. Show a picture or video or act it out | ||
2. Read a definition from a dictionary written at about the level the child is reading at | ||
3. For non-native speakers, read a definition from a dictionary in their first language | ||
4. Read several examples of the same word in different contexts where the child knows the meaning of most of the rest. | ||
5. Ask the child to make up sentences with the new words and try to use them to teach the words to someone else. | ||