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Vocabulary refers to the words we must understand and use when reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Students with a strong vocabulary can better grasp texts and convey their ideas. In the classroom, vocabulary should be taught clearly via read-alouds, visuals, conversations, and repeated exposure to terms in meaningful settings.

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Interactive Word Walls with Story Connections

Read-aloud stories help students learn new language. Each word is put to a word wall, accompanied by a picture, definition, and statement. Students utilize gestures or actions to symbolize each phrase.

Accommodations:

ELL Students: visuals, gestures, bilingual support.

Special Education: repetition, audio support, and small groups

Advanced Learners: write more words or create illustrations.

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Reading Rockets Vocabulary Tips

Colorín Colorado Family Literacy Resources

Families can support vocabulary by talking daily, reading aloud, and using new words in conversation.

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Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and interpret what is read. It is the end purpose of reading. To comprehend material, students use skills such as prediction, questioning, picturing, summarizing, and finding connections.

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Story Retelling Using Sequencing Cards

Following a read-aloud, students recount the tale with graphic cards that depict the beginning, middle, and end.

Accommodations:

Visual support for all learners

Sentences for ELL kids

Retelling stories with a partner for support

Extension: Write or act out alternate endings for advanced learners.

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Reading Rockets Comprehension Guide

Understood.org Reading Support Tools

Families can help by asking children questions about stories and encouraging retelling at home.

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Reading Rockets (reading strategies and instruction support)

Colorín Colorado (support for multilingual learners)

International Dyslexia Association (support for reading disabilities)

Understood.org (learning and attention differences)

The Reading League (science of reading resources)

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To support kids with and without great vocabulary and comprehension skills individualized instruction is required. All kids benefit from clear instruction, modeling, visual assistance, and regular exposure to academic language. Vocabulary instruction should be interesting and relevant to real-world situations so that students can learn and apply new words in context. To encourage students to actively engage with reading, comprehension training should incorporate methods including predicting, questioning, summarizing, and recounting. Students with exceptionalities, particularly English language learners and disabled students, frequently require additional scaffolds such as visual aids, phrase frames, small-group instruction, and repeated repetition. These supports aim to make learning more accessible while maintaining high standards. At the same time, gifted learners gain from enrichment activities including prolonged writing, deeper questioning, and innovative text replies. Family involvement is especially vital because literacy development occurs outside of the classroom. Providing families with skills such as reading together, asking questions, and discussing terminology enhances home learning. Overall, successful literacy instruction is inclusive, responsive, and tailored to the requirements of all students, supporting high vocabulary expansion and reading comprehension skills.