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1 Word Learning Strategies & Resources When learning new words, it is important that our children use different ways to help them to remember the word and really understand the meaning of the word! Young people aged 12-17 years can come across 10,000 new words over their Post-Primary years so it is important that new words learned in an effective way! This handout lists resources available on the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) website to help children and young people effectively learn new words. These resources can be downloaded for free using the below links. You can use these with your child in helping them to learn, remember & revise new words. Vocabulary Student Notebooks, Journals and Activity Books See the Vocabulary Journal and Activity books available for download: https://www.nbss.ie/sites/default/files/publications/vocab_activities_notebook_a5_0.pdf https://www.nbss.ie/sites/default/files/publications/vocab_notebook_copy_0.pdf These booklets were originally written for use in the classroom by teachers and students but can easily be used by parents to support their child’s word learning. They can be used by the children and young people themselves to keep a record or journal of new words they have learned to help in their revision. Vocabulary Learning Strategy: The Frayer Model The Freyer model is a useful way of teaching and learning new words. It is a visual square map/organiser that helps the child and young people to really understand the word and to think about the word in different ways.
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Word Learning Strategies & Resources
When learning new words, it is important that our children use different ways to help them to
remember the word and really understand the meaning of the word! Young people aged 12-17 years
can come across 10,000 new words over their Post-Primary years so it is important that new words
learned in an effective way!
This handout lists resources available on the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) website to
help children and young people effectively learn new words. These resources can be downloaded for
free using the below links. You can use these with your child in helping them to learn, remember &
revise new words.
Vocabulary Student Notebooks, Journals and Activity Books
See the Vocabulary Journal and Activity books available for download:
https://www.nbss.ie/sites/default/files/publications/vocab_activities_notebook_a5_0.pdf
https://www.nbss.ie/sites/default/files/publications/vocab_notebook_copy_0.pdf
These booklets were originally written for use in the classroom by teachers and students but can easily
be used by parents to support their child’s word learning. They can be used by the children and young
people themselves to keep a record or journal of new words they have learned to help in their revision.
Vocabulary Learning Strategy: The Frayer Model
The Freyer model is a useful way of teaching and learning new
words. It is a visual square map/organiser that helps the child and
young people to really understand the word and to think about
the word in different ways.
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It is best if you use this grid first with basic words that your child might already know. Once your child
has practised using this map a number of times with common words, they could maybe use use it to
teach themselves words or even use it to revise words from their textbooks. The glossary in the front
or back of the textbook can be a good place to find words children and young people need to learn to
be able to understand the subject and textbook.
Example using the word
‘Perimeter’ from the
Mathematics subject:
There is a resource book available on the NCSE website that provides
advice on how to use this model and more examples. This resource also
includes blank templates of the model. The resource book was written for
teachers but as a parent you may find it useful to support the
development of your child’s vocabulary skills. This resource book can be
accessed on: https://www.nbss.ie/node/228.
