Vocabulary strategies vary depending upon age and level of ability. One tried and true method is the assigning of weekly vocabulary lists. Samples of such lists, which use college prep terms for grades 7 through 12, can be found here: http://www.studenthandouts.com/english The site also features printable activities for use with the lists. Modern research in the field of reading literacy has
. also done much to enlighten educators' constructs of vocabulary acquisition. Word circles, Venn diagrams, and the like have been shown to be effective methods for increasing literacy.
