Instruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting. 

Concepts and Competencies

The learner will:

• Incorporate vocabulary into daily use
• Understand, learn, and use new vocabulary
• Develop vocabulary by discussing literary texts that have been read or read aloud
• Use context clues to understand word and sentence meanings

Supportive Practices

The adult will:

• Read appropriate literary text
• Assist students in selecting age and ability-appropriate fiction materials to read
• Use vocabulary daily and throughout different contexts
• Provide opportunities for oral language practice
• Assist students in connecting new vocabulary to prior knowledge
• Use think alouds to share how a fluent reader navigates through literary text
• Explore similarities and differences in words, meanings, and concepts
• Introduce vocabulary from literary text
• Interactively use a vocabulary word wall to teach, reinforce, and encourage the use of new words
• Directly teach increasingly sophisticated words with examples and non-examples
• Use reader response journals

 

This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).  

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