Expand Vocabulary - I Notice, Learn and Use New Words!
Patricia Cunningham wrote, "Today, as in years past, the most common vocabulary activity in classrooms consists of having students look up words, copy definitions, put words in sentences, and learn the words for the vocabulary test. When asked, most of us acknowledge that these traditional vocabulary activities probably don't accomplish much. But what is the alternative?" (2009) We believe children are naturally curious about words and offer many alternatives that really do impact the acquisition of vocabulary for our students.
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