Vocabulary+Cards+-+Jena

=Vocabulary Word Cards =

What is it?
This is a SDAIE strategy that helps strengthen and build student vocabulary.

How does it work?
Student self-select a difficult vocabulary word from their textbook or from a literature story. The student uses an age-appropriate dictionary and finds the definition of the word and creates a word card. One side of the card has the word and definition, the other has a drawing and the sentence the word was found in. These cards can be collected and bound together to create a personal dictionary for each student. They can also be shared amongst students for extra practice.

Additional Information from the Peregoy and Boyle text
Once students know the basic meanings of their words, they can consolidate their learning through various games and activities. One game students can do is **word sorts**. Words are grouped by meaning, by grammatical category, or alphabetically. As students gain fluency with the words and their meanings, they can set them aside as learned. Word cards can be used with students at any level to help them learn and remember general high-frequency words and specific content area vocabulary.

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