Stage 1 guidelines for writing: Vocabulary

Here is a vocabulary objective for Stage 1 for writing:

To represent in writing many of the words you can read if the writing system is regular and uses an alphabet. Concentrate especially on items of practical survival value, such as information you have to fill out on forms.

Here are some vocabulary strategies for Stage 1 guidelines for writing:

• Practice

  Copy words to help you remember them later. Add writing practice to vocabulary building techniques.

• Memory

  Use color-coding, pictures, or grouping strategies to help you remember vocabulary.

Here are some vocabulary techniques for Stage 1 guidelines for writing:

Dictation

• The Simple Question and Answer technique

Here are some vocabulary activities for Stage 1 guidelines for writing:

When you travel around the neighborhood, jot down the names of every kind of animal you see, or every color you see represented.

• Write down the names of as many words as you can think of that fall into categories such as food, furniture, professions, names of people, etc. Ask a language associate to correct your spelling.

• Generic module: Stage 1 guidelines for writing: Vocabulary
• In overview module: Stage 1: Writing modules
• In modular book: Guidelines for a Language and Culture Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In document collection: Other Resources
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

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