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ELL Vocabulary Development Flashcards

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  1. Which tier of vocabulary, according to Beck, McKeown, and Kucan, is most important to explicitly teach ELL students for academic success?

    Answer: Tier 2 (high-frequency academic words)

    Tier 2 words appear frequently across academic texts and disciplines (e.g., analyze, compare, evaluate), making explicit instruction in these words critical for ELL academic achievement.

  2. What is the Academic Word List (AWL) and why is it useful for ELL instruction?

    Answer: A research-based list of high-frequency academic vocabulary words found across disciplines

    The Academic Word List, developed by Averil Coxhead, contains 570 word families that appear frequently in academic texts across disciplines, making it a targeted resource for ELL vocabulary instruction.

  3. Which strategy best supports ELL vocabulary development by connecting new words to known concepts?

    Answer: Using cognates to link English words to home language equivalents

    Cognates are words that share similar spelling and meaning across languages (e.g., 'family' and 'familia'), allowing ELLs to leverage home language knowledge to acquire English vocabulary.

  4. What does 'word consciousness' mean in ELL vocabulary instruction?

    Answer: An interest in and awareness of words and their meanings and uses

    Word consciousness refers to students' awareness, curiosity, and appreciation of words, which motivates them to notice, explore, and use new vocabulary in meaningful ways.

  5. Which instructional tool uses visual representations to show relationships between a target word and related concepts?

    Answer: Semantic word map / concept map

    A semantic word map or concept map visually organizes a target word's definition, synonyms, examples, and related concepts, deepening ELL students' understanding and retention.

  6. Why is wide reading particularly beneficial for ELL vocabulary development?

    Answer: It provides repeated exposures to words in varied, meaningful contexts

    Wide reading exposes ELLs to vocabulary in authentic, varied contexts repeatedly, which research shows is essential for incidental vocabulary acquisition and retention.