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Chapter 7Vocabularyterms to knowAcademic wordsCommon wordsContent-specific wordsContext cluesMore complex, frequently occurring words; words that students will see anduse often in academic settingsMost basic words such as run, dog, and play, used in everyday conversationHighly specialized words that are related to a specific discipline and notfrequently encounteredSurrounding words or phrases that provide a reader with in<strong>for</strong>mation aboutthe meaning of unfamiliar wordsVocabulary<strong>The</strong> words a student is able to recognize and use orally or in writingBos & Vaughn, 2006; Beck, Mckeown, & Kucan, 2002; Encarta World English Dictionary; Baumann, Font, Edwards, & Boland,2005<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 137

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