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Students will be given a vocabulary list to match with pictures. After matching the two, students will use the word in a sentence.

This activity builds word recognition and understanding through visual cues.

Encourages categorization, which helps with memory and word associations.

Promotes oral language use when students form sentences.

Younger or Emerging Learners (e.g., 3–4 years old):

Use fewer categories with clear visuals and fewer words.

Allow pointing or using single words to express understanding.

Provide model sentences (e.g., “This is a dog.”).

Intermediate Learners (e.g., 4–5 years old):

Use more categories and more complex words (e.g., feelings like “excited” or “frustrated”).

Encourage students to use short sentences (e.g., “I see a happy face.”).

Add matching games (word to picture) to build word-picture connections.

Advanced Learners (e.g., 5+ years old):

Introduce synonyms/antonyms (e.g., “happy” and “sad”).

Ask students to use vocabulary in contextual sentences or short stories.

Allow students to lead the categorization, suggesting their own groups.

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PBS Kids for Parents – Vocabulary Games and Tips

PBS Kids for Parents provides free, fun vocabulary games and reading activities using characters like Elmo and Daniel Tiger. It also includes tips for turning everyday moments into learning opportunities.

https://www.pbs.org/parents

This website is useful because it's great for all backgrounds and living situations. It is easy to utilize and can be used on any device.

Khan Academy Kids - FREE APP.

https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/

Khan Academy is a free educational app with interactive books, games, and videos focused on reading and vocabulary development for ages 2–8.

It helps and adapts to a child’s learning level.

Includes vocabulary instruction within stories and activities.

Ideal for families with limited educational resources or busy schedules

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Vocabulary includes the words a person understands and uses, covering both the words they recognize when reading or listening and the ones they use when speaking or writing.

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.1 📖 Book: The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo

Covers: All five components of reading

Why use it: Offers 300+ strategies to support individual reading needs in whole group, small group, or one-on-one settings.

Audience: K–8 educators

2. 🎧 Podcast: Science of Reading: The Podcast (by Amplify Education)

Covers: Research-based practices in phonics, fluency, comprehension, and more

Why use it: Features interviews with experts on how reading develops and how to support struggling readers

Audience: Teachers, interventionists, parents

3. 📄 Journal Article: “Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities”

Covers: Vocabulary, phonics, comprehension (with adapted strategies)

Why use it: Provides research-based approaches for students with significant learning needs

Audience: Special education teachers, intervention teams

Source: The Journal of Special Education, Browder et al. (2006)

4. 🎥 Video: “Supporting English Language Learners in Reading” (Colorín Colorado)

Covers: Vocabulary and comprehension strategies for ELLs

Why use it: Offers classroom examples and family engagement tips for language development through reading

Audience: General and ESL educators

Watch here: www.colorincolorado.org

5. 📘 Book: Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci

Covers: Engagement and motivation for gifted and advanced readers

Why use it: Helps educators build a growth mindset culture around reading and learning

Audience: Teachers of gifted and talented students

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Activity : Story Retelling with Picture Cards

Read a short story aloud to the class (or have students read it in small groups).

Provide students with picture cards that represent key events, characters, and settings from the story.

Students retell the story in order, using the cards as prompts.

Encourage students to explain what happened first, next, and last, and to describe how characters felt or what they learned.

This activity supports comprehension by helping children organize the story’s structure (beginning, middle, and end), encouraging the use of oral language and detailed recall, and reinforcing their understanding of key elements like plot, setting, characters, and sequence.

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Storyline Online

https://www.storylineonline.net

Features celebrities reading children’s books aloud with visuals and text on screen.

Families can pause the story to ask comprehension questions like “What do you think will happen next?”

Great for auditory and visual learners.

Colorín Colorado – For ELL Families

Website: https://www.colorincolorado.org/families

Bilingual resource (English/Spanish) for helping children understand and discuss stories.

Includes family reading guides, printable questions, and vocabulary-building tips.

Designed specifically for English Language Learners and multilingual households.

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1. 📖 Book: Strategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis

Focus: Practical comprehension strategies like questioning, visualizing, and inferring

Why use it: Offers real classroom examples and lesson ideas to improve deeper understanding of text

Grade Range: 1st–8th

2. 🎧 Podcast: Teaching Reading K–2: A Podcast from The Teacher’s Lounge (by Amplify)

Focus: Early comprehension development and how to support it through read-alouds and guided reading

Why use it: Features expert interviews and practical tips for building comprehension in young learners

3. 📄 Journal Article: “Comprehension Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities” by Sharon Vaughn & Sylvia Linan-Thompson

Focus: Evidence-based methods for supporting reading comprehension in students with special needs

Why use it: Discusses explicit instruction, scaffolding, and vocabulary support tailored to diverse learners

Source: Intervention in School and Clinic

4. 🎥 Video: “Reading Comprehension Strategies for ELLs” (Colorín Colorado)

Focus: Visual and verbal strategies to boost comprehension for English Language Learners

Why use it: Demonstrates real classroom use of techniques like graphic organizers, think-alouds, and retelling

Link: www.colorincolorado.org

5. 📘 Book: Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers & Robert Probst

Focus: Helps students think deeply about fiction and nonfiction texts through “signposts” and guided questions

Why use it: Especially great for gifted readers and those ready for higher-order thinking