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6. 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.

Display the Lyrics in Large Print

To help my students learn vocabulary, I copied the song lyrics onto large poster paper, which I displayed when we sang along to the CD in class.

I added some pictures and used a pointer to point to each word as we sang along.

Children love singing songs! It is such a fun and natural way for them to learn English.

Here's one I used with my middle school students:

Most Common Prefixes

Prefix	Meaning	Example Words
dis-	not, opposite of	discontinue, disagree
in-, im-, il-, ir-	not	injustice, imperfect
re-	again	review, retake
un-	not	unkind, unprofessional

These are the four most common prefixes in the English language. They account for 97% of prefixed words students will come across in school text.

Most Common Suffixes

Suffix	Meaning	Example Words
-ed	past tense verbs	jumped, liked
-ing	verb/present participle	talking, helping
-ly	characteristic of	slowly, patiently
-s, -es	more than one	cars, boxes

These are the four most common suffixes in the English language. They account for 97% of suffixed words students will come across in school text.

7. Teach Prefixes and Suffixes

Thousands of words in the English language contain prefixes and suffixes. Therefore, teaching your students these important word parts and what they mean is a powerful way to expand their vocabulary.

When students know the meaning of prefixes and suffixes, they are then able to figure out or make smart guesses about unknown words they come across in text.

For example, let's say a student comes across the word antifreeze in a novel he's reading. He may not recognize this word and be initially stumped as to what it means. But if he has been taught that the prefix anti- means against, then he can conclude that antifreeze is something that goes against or prevents freezing.

Do you know that only 4 prefixes account for 97% of prefixed words students are likely to come across in school text? The same is so for suffixes. So if you only teach your students a few prefixes and suffixes, be sure to target these

Impromptu teachable moments are timely opportunities to introduce new vocabulary to your students.

8. Seize Teachable Moments

Impromptu teachable moments are priceless learning opportunities. They come unannounced but are timely opportunities to teach new vocabulary.

Examples:

You come across an important word in a text you didn’t introduce before reading the text.

A student uses a word in an oral sentence and another student asks what the word means.

After the morning announcements, a song is played over the intercom that contains a word or phrase that is repeated continually.

Jump on it! Don’t let the opportunity pass. Google the word with images and display them on the classroom screen. Or write the word on the board along with a quick sketch of its meaning, adding gestures and body language to help explain it.

Apply the word to a real-life experience you had. Students love hearing about your life stories! They’re much more likely to remember what the word means when you make a personal connection to it.

In conclusion, the result of this research showed that the techniques that have could improve young learners’ achievement. It can help them to comprehend new words even though their ability in reading still lack. They can recognize words through pictures, command and real object. Meanwhile teachers can apply the use of text book, translation and memorization in teaching young learners. The writer suggests that the teacher may not forget that young learners have big desire to play all the time. The teacher may find out other media that can catch young learners’ attention and make them feel interested in vocabulary lesson.

Moreover, I believe that these steps are very useful for teaching vocabulary .If vocabulary is taught in an uninteresting way such as by drilling, simple repetition and learning lists, then the words are likely to be forgotten. If teachers use these steps, vocabulary will stick in the memory of the student.


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