Vocabulary

Vocabulary is essential for reading. This chapter gives great strategies for building vocabulary. Students are constantly learning new vocabulary. Receptive vocabulary is greater than expressive vocabulary. I have noticed in my tutoring sessions that vocabulary can become a great struggle for students. I am constantly trying to directly and indirectly build my students vocabulary. While reading I will ask him what he thinks a word means and if he doesn't know I will provide him with a kid-friendly definition. The lack of vocabulary can make the students less motivated in all content areas and I can relate to that. When I began the teaching program I felt like I had made the wrong decision because the vocabulary was so different than anything I have ever came in contact with. While there are still certain vocabulary I am unfamiliar with I have become more confident. My receptive is still stronger than my expressive, but it improves every day. I just have one question: How do you motivate students to want to learn vocabulary?