Teacher encourages and teaches student to visualize what they read and hear. Teacher questions students to assist them to predict events and outcomes. Student shares factual information from nonfiction. Vocabulary Develop a rich vocabulary and the knowledge to use it through discussion, explanation and practice. Teacher provides experiences that allow students to increase vocabulary and apply to conversation.
Students maintain a picture dictionary of the words they learn.
Encourage students to look up words in published picture dictionaries. Spell words in reading and spelling lessons. Learn the correct spelling of words through systematic instruction. Spell previously studied words correctly in final writing products. Teacher encourages students to use their awareness of speech sounds when spelling unfamiliar words.