ASK THE TUTOR
Dear Tutor:“My
6 th grade son has always had difficulty learning new vocabulary. As the
demands increase with each grade level, content area subjects like
science and social studies are becoming more of a challenge. Flash cards
aren’t doing the trick, and his attention span is not that long.
Are there other ways to learn and remember new vocabulary?”
Answer: Because
children have different modalities through which they learn best, it
might be helpful to use visual support s. If your child is a visual
learner, he can draw pictures to accompany vocabulary words and
definitions. If your child is a tactile learner, he can experiment with
clay models of new vocabulary. It is also helpful to pre-teach vocabulary
before the student begins a new chapter with new content.
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