The Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction (Colorín Colorado)
Description:
To be effective, a program of vocabulary instruction should provide students with opportunities for word learning by:
- encouraging wide reading;
- exposing students to high-quality oral language;
- promoting word consciousness;
- providing explicit instruction of specific words; and
- providing modeling and instruction in independent word-learning strategies.
Each of these components contributes to helping students overcome the major obstacles to vocabulary growth.