Teaching Vocabulary: Best Practices

Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert shares tips on using an AI assistant to select words from narrative text for more effective vocabulary instruction.

Students have trouble learning and retaining lists of unconnected words. Teaching words in networks helps students form connections among the words, bolstering their understanding.

Reading is all about knowledge; it’s not just for practice. Students need the chance to read books and articles clustered around worthwhile content—topics like amazing creatures in the ocean and stories of kids who have done courageous things.