Word-meaning
recall
Benchmark
- ability to remember word meanings
Grade
level
- Grade 3 and above
Grouping
- whole class
- small group or pairs
- individual
Sample
texts
- "Alaska Adventure" (Resources)
- "Studying the Sky" (Resources)
Keyword
method
Mnemonic strategies are systematic procedures for enhancing
memory. The word mnemonic comes from Mnemosyne, the name of Greek goddess of
memory. The keyword method, a mnemonic strategy, has been shown to be effective
with students who have learning difficulties and those who are at risk for
educational failure. According to the National Reading Panel, the keyword
method may lead to significant improvement in students' recall of new
vocabulary words. This sample lesson model targets two contextualized vocabulary
words. The same model can be adapted and used to enhance recall of vocabulary
words in any commercial reading program.
Direct
Explanation
Explain
to students that you are going to show them how to use the keyword method, a
useful strategy for remembering the meanings of vocabulary words. Tell them you
are going to model the strategy twice, using the words archipelago and lunar.
Teach/Model
- Define the target word
Read aloud the
following sentence from "Alaska Adventure."
The Aleutian archipelago
stretches for more than a thousand miles.
Then tell
students that an archipelago is "a group of islands."
- Think of a keyword for the target word
Say:
To help me remember the meaning of the word archipelago, a group of
islands, I am going to think of another word, called a "keyword." The
keyword is a word that sounds like archipelagoand also is a word that
can be easily pictured. My keyword for archipelago is pelican. Pelican
sounds like archipelago and is the name of a water bird with a very
large bill.
- Link the keyword with the meaning of the target word
Explain
to students that the next step is to create an image of the keyword pelican
and the meaning of the target word archipelago interacting in some way.
Tell them it is important that the keyword and the meaning actually interact
and are not simply presented in the same picture. On the board, sketch a
picture of a pelican flying over a group of small islands.
Say: Look at
the picture of the pelican flying over the group of islands.
Ask: Pelican is the keyword for what word? (archipelago)
Say: Yes, archipelago. To recall the meaning of the word archipelago, imagine a pelican flying over a group of small islands.
Ask: Pelican is the keyword for what word? (archipelago)
Say: Yes, archipelago. To recall the meaning of the word archipelago, imagine a pelican flying over a group of small islands.
- Recall the meaning of the target word
Tell students
that when they see or hear the word archipelago, they should first think
of its keyword and then try to remember the picture of the keyword and the
meaning interacting.
Ask: What is
the keyword for archipelago? (pelican) In the sketch, where was the
pelican flying? (over a group of islands)
Say: Right, over a group of islands.
Ask: So what does archipelago mean? (a group of islands)
Say: Right, over a group of islands.
Ask: So what does archipelago mean? (a group of islands)
English Language-Learners: Point out to Spanish-speaking ELLs that archipelago and
archipélago are cognates.
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