OPTIMIZING INTERACTIVE

VOCABULARY STRATEGIES FOR

STRUGGLING READERS

ROSELLE P.
GONZAGA
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, you will be able to:
Plan authentic lesson addressing vocabulary
needs of struggling readers
● Determine the importance of vocabulary and
how struggling readers can improve this
● Apply different interactive strategies to improve
struggling readers’ vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Development
 Supports reading and increases
comprehension
 Improves all areas of
communication (listening,
speaking, reading and writing)
Vocabulary Strategies
Vocabulary Self-
Cubing Strategy
Collection Strategy
Word Detective Vocabulary Bookmark
Strategy Strategy
Draw It-Pictionary
Strategy
 Expectation Setting
What do we expect from parents/teachers to help children
learn vocabulary?
Parents can… Teachers can…
Language-rich home with
lots of verbal stimulation
Wide background
experiences
Read at home and in
school
Read a lot independently
Early development of word
consciousness
Speaking/vocabulary is not
encouraged at home
Limited experiences outside of home
Limited exposure to books
Reluctant reader
Second language-English language
learners
How do you feel about the activity
we have done earlier?
Do you think parents can help
children improve their
vocabulary?
 As teachers, what is your
realization as to your capability in
handling struggling readers?
How can we help our struggling
readers improve their vocabulary?
Draw It-Pictionary Strategy

Help students
recall important
Allows students
vocabulary vocabulary words
to convey the and make
building
meaning of a connections
activity
term or concept between terms and
though pictures concepts
Cubing Strategy
Uses the six sides or It has six commands
facets of a cube to (describe, compare,
explain the concept associate, analyze,
that is taught apply or argue)
The cube is rolled, It is a way to make
and the concept on lesson more interesting
top is picked as a for both the teacher and
prompt for what the students.
should be done
Word Detective Strategy

A strategy in
Helps the students to Allows the
teaching vocabulary
find out the meaning of students to dissect
that makes the
their unfamiliar words
students become a
and increase their
a word from
detective to look for context to fully
vocabulary mastery
the meaning of the
word by using
understand its
context clues and meaning
word part clues.
Vocabulary Bookmark Strategy

A strategy where Allows students to work

on understanding new
students monitor
vocabulary words they
their own may not know in their
understanding reading
and capability of
learning new
words
Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy

A strategy in Incorporates and Students are put

which learners builds upon the idea into cooperative
select from their of a personal groups and asked
texts words that dictionary by
to go through the
they believe are emphasizing student
experience and world assigned reading
important for the
class to learn knowledge
Develop a lesson plan/DLL
demonstrating one or two of the
strategies discussed in this
session.
“If you are teaching
vocabulary,
You are teaching
comprehension”
-Unknown
Sources:
How to Implement the Vocabulary Self-Collection Teaching Strategy in Your Classroom - The Edvocate
(theedadvocate.org)

(PDF) Strategies of Vocabulary Instruction in English Language Teaching: A Literature Review (researchg
ate.net)

Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Concepts :: Read Naturally, Inc.

20 Effective Vocabulary Activities for Middle School - Teaching Expertise

06-bookmark-technique-a-teaching-essential.pdf (utahliteracy.org)
Graphic-Organizer-Forms.docx (live.com)
Draw It-Pictionary | Reading Strategies that WORK (wordpress.com)
20 Effective Vocabulary Activities for Middle School - Teaching Expertise
Vocabulary Self-Collection - Vocab Strategies for Teachers (weebly.com)
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