VOCABULARY STRATEGIES ELDPI
Vocabulary is contextualized Students need multiple exposures to vocabulary Compare/Contrast vocabulary Use intensive vocabulary instruction
CONTEXTUALIZING VOCABULARY Use prior knowledge Scaffold words Use visuals, realia Use real life connections
MULTIPLE EXPOSURES Word games: slap, pyramid game, password, crossword puzzles, word searches, pictionary Cloze activities Writing activities Vocabulary cards
COMPARE/CONTRAST Antonyms Synonyms Graphic organizers; semantic feature analyses, spider webs, other graphic organizers
INTENSIVE VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION: Root words Prefixes, suffixes Cognates Signal words Context clues
ELD Standards Correlations to Visions Level6-8 ELD Stand.9-12 ELD Stan. BasicBeginningBeginning Level AIntermediateEarly Int. Level BEarly AdvancedEarly Advanced Level CAdvancedEarly Advanced