How is vocabulary developed and do you correct oral or written errors in spelling, grammar and syntax?
A. Vocabulary is developed through using spelling words in context, with words from literature being read to and by students, from their own compositions, the “language of instruction” vocabulary lessons and speech which is modeled in class by their teacher. Exercises specifically geared to vocabulary include making homograph, homophone, and antonym wall charts as well as charts designed for their independent use in composition, i.e., subject and object pronouns, irregular verbs, formation of past tenses, kinds of sentences. etc. All concepts are first defined, then illustrated, and the charts are constantly added to and referred to as needed. Spelling rules, and the use of the phonetic system, are also illustrated on wall charts to aid students in correctly completing their own work, and/or in making corrections after teachers have checked their work and noted errors. For corrections, we always make note of the number correct rather than incorrect and ask students to find answers to c
