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Therefore, it is important to introduce students to unfamiliar words before they are exposed to them in a text. If students come across an unfamiliar word while reading, they are more likely to wonder about its meaning if they have at least seen or heard it before.  \nTo find vocabulary words for students to learn, turn to any of the following sources:  \n1. Textbooks: Use boldfaced words  \n2. Novels and short stories: Read ahead and write down a few possibly unfamiliar words from the reading assignment that your students are about to complete.  \n3. Vocabulary workbooks and guides: Choose words that are relevant and useful to your current unit of study. Some suggestions are:  \n○ Elementary: McGraw-Hill Education Vocabulary Grades 3-5  \n○ Middle: 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know  \n○ High: Hot Words for the SAT  \nStep 2: Help students create a set of personal vocabulary cards  \nChoose one or two vocabulary words each day and put them on the board. More than 2 words can be overwhelming and detract from a student’s ability to recall and use them.  \nUsing one notecard per word, have students write the word on one side, then the definition, part of speech, and a context sentence on the other side. The context sentence can be useful as hint when students can't immediately recall a word. A model and example can be seen to the right.  \nKeryn Kwedor © 2019 • PO Box 227 • 429 Hale Street • Prides Crossing, MA 01965‐0227  \nPhone: 978.236.3216 • [Email: outreach@landmarkschool.org](Email: outreach@landmarkschool.org) • [www.landmarkoutreach.org](www.landmarkoutreach.org)  \nMake sure that your students keep their vocabulary cards together somewhere in the classroom where they will not get lost and can be accessed easily during class time. Having a card box or putting vocabulary on rings are both useful organizational strategies.  \nStep 3: Help students learn the words by using their cards  \nOnce each student has a collection of at least 10 word cards, start using them in review activities to reinforce meaning and use. This reinforcement can take many forms, and it is usually more helpful when it taps into the student’s creativity and/or personal learning style. Try the following activities as context vocabulary practice:  \n● Creative Writing: Ask students to use 3-5 of their words to write a story, descriptive paragraph, etc. These words can be chosen at random or selected deliberately based on their relevance to the topic or the need for practice to achieve mastery.  \n● Formal Writing: When students have a composition or summary to write for class, have them choose a set number of words to incorporate into that writing assignment.  \n● Picture Writing: Show your students a photo or piece of artwork to describe using 3-5 vocabulary words (chosen by you or the students) . Then, ask them to write a brief description of what they see using the identified words.  \n● Word Drawings: Ask students to illustrate words that aren't sticking in memory. If they don't want to draw, then finding an image that they think represents the word works, as well. This strategy is beneficial for visual learners because they can associate the definition of the word with an image.  \nKeryn Kwedor © 2019 • PO Box 227 • 429 Hale Street • Prides Crossing, MA 01965‐0227  \nPhone: 978.236.3216 • [Email: outreach@landmarkschool.org](Email: outreach@landmarkschool.org) • [www.landmarkoutreach.org](www.landmarkoutreach.org)  \n● Synonyms & Antonyms: Ask students to choose a word from their collections (or have them all use the same word) . Hand out paper and ask them to write that word on the top of the page, then fold it lengthwise.  \nIn one column, ask students to write synonyms for that word, then fill the other side of the paper with antonyms. 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