I remember learning vocabulary in school like it was yesterday. We did the same thing every week, it became routine. On Mondays, we would get our list of words for the week and copy them and the definitions into our notebooks. Tuesdays, we would write the word in a sentence. Wednesday, we would take a pretest and if we passed we did not have to take the test on Friday. Thursday we had to make flash cards in class. Friday was always the dreaded test.
Learning the meaning of words became very tiring for me. It was never fun or interesting. As I have been in this program I have been told how not to teach vocabulary, but I have never been told how to. This chapter gave many great tips and strategies for teaching vocabulary. Making personal connections was one I really liked. I know that a student would find it easier to learn word meanings if they find a connection to that word.
