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In what ways can television become a language tool?
 
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How should teachers teach new vocabulary words?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Watch television togetherhelp children interpret what is seen on the screen.
Talk about the programsconversatio ns initiated by television programming offer opportunities to discuss a wide variety of issues.
Observe children's reactionsask children to label or describe their feelings.
Extend viewing activitieschildren are often motivated to learn more about a topic or activity once television has sparked their interests.

Answer to Question 2

Vocabulary learning can be promoted through direct instruction of word meanings and through incidental learning from contexts that provide rich opportunities to hear and use new vocabulary words. Teachers should attempt to connect words that are being taught to other parts of the academic curriculum: ongoing thematic units, books that are being read, field trips, etc. These vocabularycurriculu m connections provide opportunities for children to encounter the targeted words repeatedly in a short period of timea crucial factor in word learning.



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