2. Effective Strategies for Learning Vocabulary Learning Assistance & Tutorial Center Mission College Press your space bar or arrow buttons to move through the slide show.

3. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently  Take the time to learn new words  Learn multiple forms and definitions for words  Learn patterns and usage of words

4. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently

5. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently –Don’t just pick up your text and read it! Try this: 2 nd reading: Skim to look for words you do not know (20-30 minutes). Look up the words. Study them. 3 rd reading: Read for meaning, now that you know the words and can use them (30-40 minutes). 1 st reading: Skim chapter headings, boldface words, pictures, graphs, and 1 st /last paragraphs to get a gist of the reading (10 minutes).

6. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently  Take the time to learn new words

7. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Take the time to learn new words –Learn new words completely using a dictionary and other tools –Use your new vocabulary in writing and speaking –Add time to your regular reading time for learning vocabulary

8. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently  Take the time to learn new words  Learn multiple forms and definitions for words

9. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Learn multiple forms and definitions for words –laun der /lôn´dэr/ v. 1. To wash or wash and iron (clothes or linens). 2. To disguise the source or nature of (money) by channeling through an intermediate agent. [<Latin lavandaria, things to be washed < lavare, wash.] — laun'derer n. — laun'dress n. — laun'dry n.  pronunciation  definitions  origins  other forms

10. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently  Take the time to learn new words  Learn multiple forms and definitions for words  Learn patterns and usage of words

11. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Learn patterns, contexts, and usage of words –Get a learner’s dictionary that has examples of the words in sentences –Pay attention to Typical contexts in which it is used Common prepositions it takes Parts of speech –Search for more examples of the word in other texts

12. How can I learn new vocabulary?  Read efficiently  Take the time to learn new words  Learn multiple forms and definitions for words  Learn patterns and usage of words The time you spend NOW on vocabulary will help you in the future!

13. Ask a lab teacher for help today!  Your teacher can help you grow your vocabulary for success! Have fun learning new words! LATC – Mission College © Sippel 2003