Vocabulary Development Flashcards
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Isabel Beck's three-tier vocabulary framework, commonly referenced on the MTEL Foundations of Reading, categorizes Tier 2 words as:
Answer: High-frequency, sophisticated words that appear across many content areas and texts (e.g., 'fortunate,' 'analyze')
Tier 2 words are high-utility academic words that mature language users employ across many contexts — they are the primary target for direct vocabulary instruction.
On the MTEL Foundations of Reading, which context clue strategy involves using surrounding words and sentences to infer an unfamiliar word's meaning?
Answer: Using surrounding text and syntax to make an informed inference
Using context clues means leveraging the surrounding words, phrases, and sentences to make an educated inference about the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Which vocabulary instructional approach does research on the MTEL Foundations of Reading identify as most effective for building deep word knowledge?
Answer: Providing multiple exposures to words in varied contexts with discussion, examples, and non-examples
Deep vocabulary instruction requires multiple encounters with words in varied, meaningful contexts along with discussion, examples, and non-examples to build rich understanding.
Wide reading is recommended as a vocabulary development strategy on the MTEL Foundations of Reading primarily because:
Answer: It provides incidental exposure to a large number of words across diverse topics and contexts
Wide reading exposes students to a broad range of vocabulary incidentally, supplementing direct instruction by building familiarity with many words across multiple contexts.
A student who enjoys playing with words, notices interesting expressions, and is motivated to learn new words demonstrates which vocabulary-related disposition?
Answer: Word consciousness
Word consciousness is an awareness of and interest in words — students who are word-conscious notice new words, enjoy wordplay, and are motivated to expand their vocabularies.
On the MTEL Foundations of Reading, which root meaning knowledge would help a student decode the meaning of 'portable,' 'transport,' and 'import'?
Answer: The root 'port' meaning 'carry'
The Latin root 'port' meaning 'carry' links 'portable' (able to be carried), 'transport' (carry across), and 'import' (carry into), making morphological analysis productive across all three words.