3) Students periodically do activities that help them add to their knowledge and vocabulary terms. Activities can include comparing similarities and differences, classifying, metaphors, and analogies.

Though Beck et al.'s model isn’t developed specifically for ELLs, Herrera, Perez, and Escamilla (2010) note that teachers can differentiate vocabulary instruction for ELL students by teaching ...

Vocabulary instruction failing U.S. students, expert says Date: January 24, 2013 Source: Michigan State University Summary: Vocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to ...

The study, out Thursday from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, looks at the vocabulary skills of students nationwide and finds that they closely track ...