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Strategies for Word Acquisition

There are a variety of techniques that help aid in memorization. Throughout the year, your task is to try out a variety of the strategies below to find what works best for you and your brain. Don't hesitate to use multiple strategies to prepare for a quiz/test.

Make flashcards. You can make actual cards or consider using a

flashcard app. Mix up the notecards when studying and/or time yourself to see how quickly

you correctly define the entire stack.

Put each word and its meaning on Teach someone the words that

a separate Post-it. Stick the Post- you are trying to learn (not

its around your home in places another middle school student).

you frequently spend time (i.e. on That way, you will get practice

the refrigerator, next to your bed, explaining each word's meaning.

on the bathroom mirror) so that You might even give a quiz to test

you are exposed to the words out how well you taught each

each day.

word's meaning.

Make word associations for the

Use Quizlet to create a set of electronic flashcards. Download

the app to make it a habit to practice at the same time every

day.

roots. A word association is a path from the new word's

meaning to your background knowledge. (e.g. The root miss means "send." One might think that when we miss someone, we send an email to him/her. So, the root miss becomes associated

Find familiar words that contain each root. Look up their

definitions to be sure. When trying to think of a particular root's

meaning, the word that is already familiar to you should then help

jog your memory.

with "send."

Design a symbol or picture of some kind to help your brain create a mental image of the word and its meaning. You want to train your brain to associate the word's

meaning with the image.

Complete this week's practice activities sheet.

Make a recording of yourself saying the words and their meanings. Be sure to give yourself a couple seconds after each root so that you can have a chance to say the meaning before

the recording does.

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Work with a partner or two and try

Practice writing each root and its meaning. Do this frequently during the week.

Work with a study partner. Practice saying the words and their meanings to each other. Text them the words and expect response. Have competitions.

to come up with inventive new

words that use the roots in

creative ways. Share them with

a

your teacher, or quiz your friends about what the word would mean.

For instance, have you ever

heard of a bileafed flower?

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