How to improve language: volcabulary acquisition & use score
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| English is not our first language. I see kid gets lower score on language: volcabulary acquisition & use on report card. How to improve it? What does that mean? |
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| Age? |
Anonymous
2nd grade from spring 2024 report. |
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It means that the child needs to learn more words and definitions of words. They need to be able to use words in sentences and use context clues from a sentence or story to determine word meanings. Then they need to use these words in everyday speech.
There are numerous apps for improving vocabulary, but it’s just something you have to do often and repeatedly for it to stick. You can try flash cards, sentence writing, story writing using new words, memory games, board games, apps, structured programs. Learning things like synonyms, antonyms, and idioms might help too. Also learning prefixes/suffixes/root words/morphographs helps a LOT, especially for advanced words. https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/spelling-and-word-study/articles/root-words-suffixes-and-prefixes https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/root-word-meanings Never used this but it looks interesting https://www.flocabulary.com/ These might help, not sure of your child’s age: https://www.superduperinc.com/vocabulary-quick-take-along.html https://www.superduperinc.com/vocabulary-and-syntax-roundup.html https://www.superduperinc.com/the-word-book.html You can pick something: https://www.superduperinc.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?p=2&q=+Vocabulary%2Bgames |
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Since English is not your first language, i would Recommend watching/reading/interacting in English. While English is a complex language, many vocabulary words look and sound like words in other languages! Look up cognates and try connecting them between your language and English. In addition, you could work on learning Latin and Greek root words to help understand some words and their meanings.
Vocabulary acquisition and development progressed over time. They are only in second grade and *hopefully* with this new curriculum, they will learn more ways to decode and understand words that are new to them. |
Anonymous
2nd grade keep it fun. Maybe synonyms and idioms, what’s wrong pictures, what’s missing, hidden pictures games, matching picture to word games, describing words/guessing games This bingo could be fun you could probably make your own if cost is a factor: https://www.superduperinc.com/descripto-dinos-vocabulary-game-boards.html I’d definitely buy this it’s great for the car and waiting rooms: https://www.superduperinc.com/vocabulary-quick-take-along.html |
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These might be good because they include definitions and pictures. Good for memory type games, and story creation. https://www.superduperinc.com/webber-core-curriculum-vocabulary-cards-level-one.html |
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| A kids picture dictionary could be useful. |
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Just read with her! Honestly, that’s it. All kinds of books at all levels on all subjects. Drilling vocab is a slow, boring way to learn a language.
Just read! |
Anonymous
Reading alone isn’t going to teach vocabulary acquisition and usage. |
Anonymous
+1000 Get a library card and go every week to check out a bunch of story books. Don’t be afraid to get books for younger kids too. Picture books are very rich in vocabulary. While they may be “easy” to read, they will provide a lot of exposure to settings and events to give more context to the words your child already knows. If you also know English, let your kid read the easier books to you, and you can read harder books to them. In addition, find a chapter book series that your kid can read on their own. Also hit up non-fiction like the DK series of books on all sorts of topics. A 2nd grader doesn’t need vocabulary drills, they need high volume exposure to words. |
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+1000 Read. In 3rd grade be sure to start or continue prefixes/suffixes/root words. When reading, note unknown words and try to figure out their meaning from the sentence/story, then look them up in a dictionary to see if correct. This builds necessary ELA skills. |
Anonymous
| This is going to sound simple, but in addition to the more "academic" approaches above, watch TV with the subtitles on. I'm HoH, and language acquisition is sometimes a concern for kids growing up in D/HoH households, but I actually think "reading" the television has helped my kids learn new vocabulary and see how the words are spelled. |
Anonymous
Yes it is. That's the best route. |
Anonymous
| Talk to your ESOL teacher, that's what they are there for. |