What is vocabulary?
All the words in a language that are understood by a particular person. This can be an ​‘active’ or expressive vocabulary: the words an individual understands and uses regularly in speech and writing; and ​‘passive’ or receptive vocabulary: words an individual understands but does not typically use in everyday communication.
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Vocabulary in action: Classroom strategies for vocabulary and language
Use these techniques as part of teacher modelling, explanation, and pupil practice to support your vocabulary teaching.
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Vocabulary in action: common teaching misconceptions
Common misconceptions for vocabulary and language teaching.
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EEF blog: Through the Keyhole of the Reading House. Part 1: Vocabulary, Comprehension and Word Reading
Alex Reynolds, EEF’s Literacy Content Specialist discusses components of the ​‘Reading House’
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New EEF podcast: Vocabulary and Language
This episode of the ​‘Evidence into Action’ podcast focuses on vocabulary and language.
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EEF blog: Vocabulary in Action: Unpicking misconceptions
Literacy content specialist, Alex Reynolds, discusses common misconceptions involved in teaching vocabulary.