Building vocabulary

How many words do you explain and teach to each class during a school year? How many do they actually learn? Improve your students’ active vocabularies by drawing a vertical line about 40-50 cms from the right hand edge of the board. Use this space to make a note of all new words introduced during a lesson. At the end of the lesson copy down the words and make the students do the same. Every two weeks use these words for a quick vocabulary or spelling test. Encourage students to use the new words in their writing and speech.