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Whitaker  \nElevate Achievement Educational Services, Atlanta, GA  \nABSTRACT  \nThis article discusses the importance of facilitating explicit vocabulary instruction in the English Language Arts (ELA) classroom. Vocabulary research on best practices suggests that explicit instruction can potentially increase student learning outcomes. The discussion begins with research on effective instruction, identifying words to teach, and ends by providing practical strategies that can be used in the ELA classroom.  \nKEYWORDS  \ndirect vocabulary instruction; explicit vocabulary instruction; vocabulary pedagogy  \nAs a storyteller, words are my endless supply of inspiration, my palette of splendid colors, my toolbox filled with everything I need. Words are . . . the shyness of a fawn’s breath, the sobbing at a pet’s death, the last cracker in the box, the gloriously tailed fox, the sweet fullness of cantaloupe, the faith it takes to have hope, the bridge that crosses every sea, the steppingstones to you from me. (Fresch & Harrison, 2020, pp. x–xi)  \nFresch and Harrison (2020) assert that words are a powerful tool used by storytellers. Words  \ncan inspire. Words can illustrate ideas. Words can articulate complex emotions and  \ndispositions. But, most of all, words can serve as connectors between people. During my time as an English Language Arts (ELA) teacher at the middle and high school levels, my students struggled with academic vocabulary. I wanted, better yet, I needed to devise a plan to support students in learning academic vocabulary in meaningful and memorable (Allen, 2007) ways. Like the storyteller mentioned above, I wanted my students to realize the dynamic and eloquent potential that words possess. More importantly, I wanted to: (a) build my students’ academic vocabulary, and (b) engage them in explicit vocabulary instruction to develop their vocabulary knowledge.  \nDuring my secondary school experiences, vocabulary instruction was facilitated in the following fashion: On Mondays, we read and copied definitions of vocabulary words on notebook paper. On Tuesdays, we were to use each word in a sentence. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, the words lingered awkwardly on the outskirts of the chalkboard. And on Fridays, we completed an oral spelling test of all the words. Then, something odd happened; the words returned to the dictionary from whence they came. To a great degree, these mundane and low-engagement instructional approaches enabled me to become adept at copying words from scuffed dictionaries. However, to deliver rich, meaningful, and effective vocabulary instruction, teachers must adopt  \nmultiple dynamic activities. Students will benefit more from rigorous and repetitious instruction than from haphazardly studying hundreds of words from simple lists and definition charts.  \nIn this article, I describe intentional, meaningful, and explicit strategies for teaching vocabulary that can catalyze effective instruction. This article discusses the classroom context of my work, defines memorable and meaningful vocabulary instruction, explains how to identify vocabulary words, and provides a depiction of explicit vocabulary instruction in action.  \nClassroom Context  \nOne of the primary considerations in developing a process for vocabulary instruction required me to consider the students in my classroom. As an 18-year educator, I have worked in some challenging Title 1 schools in Texas. Most of the students I served were multiple years below grade level, they struggled with academic vocabulary, they were culturally and linguistically diverse, and, on average, at least 40% of my students each year were considered multilingual learners. Because of the diverse composition of my classroom, I wanted to provide meaningful and memorable (Allen, 2007) vocabulary instruction that pushed students to do more than copy words and definitions ","cbCaitPFZqygdsmz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitPFZqygdsmz","pdf",1298074,15,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# KEYWORDS\n# Classroom Context\n# Meaning and Memorable Vocabulary Instruction\n# Explicit Vocabulary Instruction in Action","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article emphasize explicit vocabulary instruction in the ELA classroom?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights research suggesting that explicit vocabulary instruction can increase student learning outcomes and supports students in developing academic vocabulary through deliberate teaching rather than passive exposure.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the article contrast as ineffective vocabulary teaching practices?\",\"answer\":\"It describes approaches centered on copying dictionary definitions, using words in isolated sentences, and performing oral spelling tests, noting these activities lead to low engagement and limited long-term retention.\"},{\"question\":\"How can teachers identify which vocabulary words to teach?\",\"answer\":\"The article frames word selection as part of research on effective instruction, then connects that selection to the goal of building students’ academic vocabulary with meaningful, memorable activities.\"}]","Teaching Vocabulary in Meaningful and Memorable Ways - Explicit Instruction in the English Classroom | PDF",1790583392,23]