Knowing and understanding words improves comprehension. That is why vocabulary development is key to a student's success. Having a strong vocabulary enhances all forms of communication: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Teachers need to emphasize the development of vocabulary in their classrooms by building vocabulary lessons into their curriculum and stressing the use of vocabulary words through reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Words enrich communication, the basis of community. Thus, vocabulary development is important in the classroom.
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Academic Vocabulary
Justify- show proof Reason- rationale Comprehend- understand Persevere- persist Analyze- examine in detail Apply- put into use Explain- describe in detail Interpret- explain meaning Create- bring into existence Approximate- close to being accurate Clarify- make comprehensible Complete- finish making or doing Deduce- conclude Translate- express in another way/form Examine- investigate throughly Evaluate- form an idea Inquire- ask for information Investigate- explore Observe- notice or perceive Prove- demonstrate truth Represent- appear for Verify- confirm validity Synthesize- combine and produce Test- measure Purpose- motivate Math Vocabulary Compute- calculate Solve- answer Problem Solve- process of discovering the answer to a problem Calculate- determine mathematically Solution- answer Multiply- increase Divide- decrease Subtract- take away Add- total Dividend- sum Equal- same Number- an arithmetical value Graph- representation Similar- not entirely the same Congruent- the same Function- a relationship or expression Derive- obtain Expression- mathematical phrase Integer- a positive or negative whole number Commutative- order does not matter Associative- add or multiply despite order Exponent- a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised Algebra- study of general statements of relations Geometry- study of space Calculus- study of change |