BUILDING BACKGROUND
SIOP Feature 7: Concepts Explicitly Linked to Students' Background Experiences
SIOP Feature 8: Links Explicitly Made between Past Learning and New Concepts
SIOP Feature 9: Key Vocabulary Emphasized
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This link is to a document created by the Tennessee Department of Education. It provides a list of vocabulary that students in each grade level will encounter in each content area. In addition to the word lists, there are numerous ideas for teaching content vocabulary.
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This link redirects you to the Reading Rockets website. It provides lists of common Latin and Greek base words. It also has lists of common English prefixes and suffixes. Each term is accompanied by a definition and an example. ELLs should be given copies of these lists to use as references.
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