Direct questioning about fact and opinion. Page 42, Skills 1-16. Infer meaning from roots and affixes Learn and use antonyms and synonyms Teacher directs attention to vocabulary when reading aloud to class. Provides opportunity for students to use newly acquired vocabulary in discussions and writing. Include home as a source of vocabulary enrichment through homework activities.
Students share new words with teacher and class.
Rewrite words in own sentences to demonstrate meaning. Explicit teaching of roots and how prefixes and suffixes change meaning. Brainstorm activities to create word lists for common words such as good, big . Encourage use of variety of words in discussion and writing. Revisit vocabulary through periodic checks to check for retention.