STRATEGIES

TO LEARN
VOCABULARY
LABEL
EVERYTHING
IN YOUR
CLASSROOM
 SPEAK TO YOUR
STUDENTS WITH
RICH
VOCABULARY
WHEN YOU USE RICH VOCABULARY IN
THE CLASSROOM, USE SYNONYMOUS
BUT SIMPLER WORDS IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE RICH VOCABULARY SO THAT
YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
GAIN A NATURAL UNDERSTANDING OF
THE RICH VOCABULARY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mlEOISTIl8
 PRE-TEACH KEY VOCABULARY
DON’T ASSUME STUDENTS WILL KNOW ESSENTIAL WORDS FROM THE TEXT. TEACH THEM THE WORDS
THEY DON'T KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. THIS IS CALLED PRE-TEACHING VOCABULARY AND IT HELPS
EQUIP THEM FOR A SUCCESSFUL READING EXPERIENCE.
 PLAY
VOCABULARY
GAMES
ALLOW STUDENTS MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE
NEW VOCABULARY THROUGH
GAMES AND CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES
 SING
SONGS

Using songs to teach

vocabulary is always
a winner for English
language learners of
all ages. You can pre-
teach key vocabulary
from the song before
you introduce the
song lyrics to your
students.