Word+Learning+Strategies

=**Why should I attend to word-learning strategies?**=

Teaching Word Learning Strategies:
//(based on 6.11.10 workshop participants' text study of Graves, 2006, p. 23-32 and 91-118; Diamond, & Gutlohn, 2006, p. 74-150;// //Baumann et al., in Hiebert & Kamil, p. 179-206)//
 * **Explanation**: Word learning strategies fall into two categories: (1) the tools language users might employ and (2) the teaching methodology.
 * **Rationale:**
 * If students know strategies for uncovering unfamiliar words, they are more likely to use them (Graves).
 * Graves stresses the importance of context, then morphology, then dictionary skills. He also advocates for combined strategies.
 * 60% of words students encounter could be deciphered using word structure.
 * **Significant Information:**
 * context + morphology yields the strongest student word learning
 * model through teacher think-aloud
 * Most of the prefixed words students will encounter in academic text use one of four prefixes (re-, un-, in-, pre-).
 * Baumann et al., (p. #) discussed a strategy process that included verbal explanation, modeling, guided practice and individual practice.


 * Dictionary Use**
 * Online Dictionaries
 * [|Dictionary Treasure Hunt]

//These short YouTube videos might be used to set up context clue strategy instruction.//
 * Contextual Analysis**
 * [|Context Clues From Comprehension Learning Upgrade] (YouTube video from Linda Mood-Bell to illustrate using context)


 * Morphemic Analysis**
 * [[file:esu6vocabulary/Common Greek & Latin Roots.pdf|Common Greek & Latin Roots.pdf]]
 * [|Vocabulogic] (One of our favorites! This is an exceptional blog with articles contributed by notable linguists and word gurus. It's definitely worth following!)
 * [|Word Building and Spelling Experiments in English Morphology] (This is a site based on British English, so teachers, use with caution; however, it has two interesting applications. (1) The "Word Searcher" finds words with the combination of letters you enter. It is a starting point for finding words with the same root. (2) "The Interactive Suffix Checker" is an interactive "flowchart for suffixing stems and base elements.")
 * "A Base Word is the Basic Word" from [|Songs for Teaching]
 * [|Structured Word Inquiry] from Peter Bowers
 * [|PrefixSuffix.com] (Just what it says--information regarding affixes and roots)
 * [|Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms]
 * * [|Know Your Roots] : Word Root Quick Reference (great resource for root words, their meanings, and sample words with definitions)