Exam 9: Vocabulary Knowledge and Concept Development

Students' monitoring of their own vocabulary knowledge as they use context in reading and listening is essential for independent reading.

One vocabulary instructional strategy that does NOT ensure vocabulary learning is

Students learn words more efficiently when they learn them in isolation rather than in relation to other words. Teaching words in isolation reduces confusion when working with many words.

________ is a vocabulary-development strategy that asks students to visually represent how words are related to other words. It is a webbing activity.

In Rachel's classroom, the children know basic words so she is trying to teach new words in relation to known words. The literacy coach in her building suggests she relate new words to known words using

The ________ Hypothesis is related to the schema view of reading. It states that vocabulary and comprehension reflect general understanding.

Readers form concepts to represent similar objects and events in the environment. This skill of reducing the complexity of our language requires the learner to assign each word a

When vocabulary learning is centered on acquiring a large percentage of words appearing in actual selections that will be read in class, comprehension is likely to be enhanced.

________ is a vocabulary-development strategy in which students must generate one sentence that correctly demonstrates an understanding of a group of words and their relationship to each other.

Explain the relationship between vocabulary and comprehension using information from the chapter.

In which of the following sentences is context most helpful in understanding the italicized word?

Ms. Pearson assigned her students a section to read on ecosystems in their science book. When finished, she tries to lead an exercise where the children must apply what they have learned. However, no one is participating. This makes no sense to Ms. Pearson because no one gave any indication there was an issue with the text. When asked if they understood the passage, most students confess that they did not. What should Ms. Pearson have done differently?

Ms. Grant teaches fifth grade and is about to begin a new unit on the solar system. Which of the following types of vocabulary words from the unit would be most appropriate to teach before beginning the unit?

Which vocabulary words should be chosen for instructional purposes?

Students in an eighth-grade class are studying the Civil War in social studies. As part of this unit of study, they work together to create a semantic map of words associated with the Civil War, including words that they have recently learned (e.g., emancipation, habeas corpus). This activity is most likely to promote students' vocabulary development by

Which of the following vocabulary development strategies is least likely to teach words systematically and in depth?

Ryan wants his students to classify and categorize words so they can group words that label ideas, events, or objects. He likes to use words sorts because it has a visual component, but he feels as if he's been overusing that strategy in his classroom. What other classifying and categorizing strategy would you suggest that also offers the opportunity to study words conceptually and has a visual aspect?

Students need frequent, in-depth activities in meaningful and various contexts in order to develop vocabulary knowledge.

knowledge of words is needed least for students to fully comprehend text.

How does using technology enhance vocabulary instruction? Those who are "tech savvy" know that cyberspace has a language all its own. What are some words students should know when using technology? How should teachers go about instructing the language of technology before using technology to learn language?