Helping students learn words through immersion in rich oral language and extensive reading. Structured Teaching Frameworks
Explicitly teaching specific words using structured routines. This is most effective for high-utility "Tier 2" words (academic words used across subjects like analyze or contrast ) and "Tier 3" domain-specific terms (like mitosis or isotope ). How to Teach Vocabulary
Model the word in a meaningful sentence or short story before asking students to generate their own. Helping students learn words through immersion in rich