1. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when combinations of direct and indirect methods are used — there is a difference between explicit instruction and incidental exposure and both are needed.
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2. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when teachers provide “rich vocabulary instruction” that emphasizes long-term teaching of vocabulary that includes significant discussion and use of a word in multiple contexts.
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3. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when vocabulary is only chosen from the week’s story being read, enabling the teaching of just those words and no related words.
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4. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when students learn words by writing the definitions over and over again, multiple times.
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5. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when teachers provide instruction of vocabulary words after reading.
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6. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when students are taught to develop an appreciation of words, including through the use of word play in the classroom.
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7. Vocabulary Iinstruction is most effective when students are taught how to use word learning strategies including use of context and use of word parts to determine the meaning of new words.
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8. Vocabulary instruction is most effective when the teaching of vocabulary is integrated with the activation and development of prior knowledge.
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