Final Quiz

True or False: While Tier 1 words require explicit instruction, Tier 2 and Tier 3 words do not.

Explicit and systematic vocabulary instruction should focus on Tier _______ words because they appear frequently in a wide variety of texts and in the written and oral language of mature language users.

True or False: We know that our vocabulary is connected to our background knowledge and that development in both domains is crucial for reading comprehension and writing.

True or False: Some students will enter school with smaller vocabularies than their peers. Early intervention to support oral vocabulary growth is not essential for these students, as low early vocabulary is not seen as a risk factor for future academic outcomes.

In the Continuum section on “Applying morphological knowledge to vocabulary” in what grade do students begin to use morphological knowledge, as well as understanding of grammar and sentence structure, to infer the meanings of words?