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Vocabulary refers to the meaning of words we hear and read and is very
important for comprehension. A child can not understand the text without
knowing what most of the words mean. At school age, children are
expected to learn the meanings of new words at the rate of several
thousand per year. Most of these words
are acquired by reading them or by hearing them
read aloud from books. Word meanings are not
learned from a single encounter, typically they
are learned from repeated encounters.
Vocabulary development is a lifelong endeavor.
To be effective word learners and word users, students need a variety of
strategies to help
them get meaning from context and strategies
that help to make connections between new words
and words which are already known.
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