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Bintz  \nLearning vocabulary is an important instructional aim for teachers in all content areas in middle grades schools (Harmon, Wood, & Kiser, 2009). Recent research, however, indicates that vocabulary instruction may be problematic because many teachers are not “confident about best practice in vocabulary instruction and at times don’t know where to begin to form an instructional emphasis on word learning” (Berne & Blachowicz, 2008, p. 315).  \nIn this article, I summarize important research on vocabulary growth and development and share effective instructional strategies that middle school teachers can use to teach vocabulary across the content areas. My hope is that teachers will use these strategies to help students become verbophiles—“people who enjoy word study and become language enthusiasts, lovers of words, appreciative readers, and word-conscious writers”(Mountain, 2002, p. 62).  \nThe importance of vocabulary  \nVocabulary can be defined as “the words we must know to communicate effectively: words in speaking (expressive vocabulary) and words in listening (receptive vocabulary)” (Neuman & Dwyer, 2009, p. 385). An extensive body of research exists on teaching and  \nlearning vocabulary. This research clearly indicates that enlargement of vocabulary has always been and continues to be an important goal in literacy and learning (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2004). Educators have long recognized the importance of vocabulary development. In the early 20th century, John Dewey (1910) stated that vocabulary is critically important because a word is an instrument for thinking about the meanings which it expresses. Since then, there has been an “ebb and flow of concern for vocabulary” (Manzo, Manzo, & Thomas, 2006, p. 612; see also Blachowicz & Fisher, 2000). At times, interest in vocabulary has been high and intense, and at other times low and neglected, alternating back and forth over time (Berne & Blachowicz, 2008).  \nResearch on vocabulary growth and development  \nVocabulary has long been an important topic in middle grades education, but today it could be considered a hot topic (Cassidy & Cassidy, 2003/2004). The National Assessment Governing Board, for example, has added a separate vocabulary component to gauge student achievement in reading nationwide (Manzo, 2004). This  \nThis article reflects the following This We Believe characteristics: Meaningful Learning—Challenging Curriculum—Multiple Learning Approaches  \n44 Middle School Journal March 2011  \nfocus is in response to recent research highlighting a decline in the vocabulary levels of college-bound 18-yearolds in recent years (Manzo, Manzo, & Thomas, 2006).  \nThis section is a summary of findings from research on vocabulary growth and development organized around four questions: When does learning vocabulary start? What does learning vocabulary mean? How is vocabulary learned? What is the relationship between vocabulary growth and reading comprehension? These were selected because they represent fundamental and frequently asked questions about vocabulary, and these questions have been the focus for an extensive body of research that has produced key findings about teaching and learning vocabulary.  \n(2002) estimated that, in school, children will encounter in excess of 100,000 words in their reading. Students’vocabularies may increase by 3,000 to 5,000 words per year by reading, resulting in a reading vocabulary of nearly 25,000 words by the eighth grade and over 50,000 by the end of high school (Graves, 2000). Once again, whether in school or out of school, the key to learning words at this amazing rate is that individuals experience words incomprehensible and meaningful contexts (Allen, 1999).  \nWhat does learning vocabulary mean?  \nLearning vocabulary is fundamentally about learning definition of words. Many teachers believe that defining words before reading a text is an effectiv","cbCaikRf18YNwLmn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikRf18YNwLmn","pdf",783237,11,"English","# Teaching Vocabulary Across the Curriculum\n## The importance of vocabulary\n## Research on vocabulary growth and development\n## What does learning vocabulary mean?\n## When does learning vocabulary start?","[{\"question\":\"Why is vocabulary considered important in middle grades instruction?\",\"answer\":\"Vocabulary is described as essential for effective communication in speaking and listening. Research also connects vocabulary enlargement to literacy and learning goals and to reading comprehension.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the article say learning vocabulary involves?\",\"answer\":\"Learning vocabulary is fundamentally learning word meanings and definitions. 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