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Figure 54. Which Words Do I Teach?Which Words do I Teach?3-Tier VocabularyType Definition Examples InstructionCommon wordsBasic words usedoften in everydayconversationdoggohappydrink<strong>The</strong>se words do notneed to be explicitlytaught, especiallyin upper gradeswith native Englishspeakers.phoneplayafraidAcademic wordsMore complex,frequently occurringwords in academicsettingscoincidencepollutionneutral<strong>for</strong>tunateTeach these words.Students will see anduse these words oftenin academic texts.admirepleadrepresentenvironmentcollaborateContent-specificwordsHighly specializedwords that arerelated to a specificdisciplinepogromquagmirelocutionpolyglotTeach these wordswhen a specific lessonrequires knowledgeof the word andunderlying concept.neptuniumsonataisoscelesnovaBased on Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York:Guil<strong>for</strong>d.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 139

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