Vocabulary acquisition strategies go beyond providing a list of words and defining them. As teachers, we want students to have word ownership. We want students to be word wizards because a verbal rich environment opens the doors to comprehension and critical thinking. 

How do we encourage word ownership and develop an environment where students use the words they are learning?

1. Frequent encounters with the word
2. Richness of instruction
3. Extension of word use beyond the classroom

Let’s dive into vocabulary acquisition strategies and how we can help students with word meaning after words have been introduced.

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