PR-6216IRE Reading For Success - Book 1

Vocabulary
Sentence variation
Teaching vocabulary – 5
Use target vocabulary words in a variety of sentences. By hearing the words used in a variety of sentences
and, if appropriate, a variety of contexts, pupils deepen their understanding of the word and how it is used
in our language. Consider the word builds and how pupils’ understanding of it can be deepened through its
use in a variety of sentences.
A construction worker builds the house.
A bird builds a nest with grass.
The boy builds with the blocks.
The excitement builds as the wedding approaches.
He builds a shelf to hold the microwave.
Multiple meaning words
Use words with multiple meanings in order to develop pupils’ understanding of the variety of meanings a
word can have and how its context helps determine the meaning of the word. Be sure to differentiate
between the various ways in which a word can be used. This is especially important when words that
pupils are very familiar with and use on a regular basis are used in ways new to the pupils. The examples
below show a variety of meanings the word foot can have.
The quilt was at the foot of the bed.
Put the shoe on your foot.
I kicked the foot of the chair.
We travelled by foot.
Put the foot of the sewing machine down to start sewing.
The year the poem was published was in the footnote.
The dancer did fancy footwork.
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