Vocabulary Instruction

According to the simple view of reading

• decoding = language comprehension

• language comprehension = reading comprehension

• decoding X language comprehension = reading comprehension

• decoding X reading comprehension = language comprehension

Within the Simple View of Reading, vocabulary is related to

• decoding

• reading comprehension

• language comprehension

• none of these

________ is the knowledge of and memory for word meanings.

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

• Decoding

Words we recognize when reading or listening are _______.

• vocabulary

• receptive vocabulary

• expressive vocabulary

• tier 2 words

Words we use in speaking and writing are part of our _________.

• receptive vocabulary

• vocabulary

• tier 2 vocabulary

• expressive vocabulary

All children enter school with knowledge of about the same number of words.

• True

• False

Vocabulary knowledge predicts future success in school.

• True

• False

Which of the following words are considered "Tier 1 words?"

• polygon

• cat

• house

• extraordinary

Which of the following words are considered "Tier 3" words?

• house

• polygon

• extraordinary

• patella

Which of the following words are considered "Tier 2" words?

• extravagant

• pretty

• good

• trapezoid