Strategy: Vocabulary Anticipation

Method: Word Web

1. Before reading, share a list of words that student will encounter in their reading. Record the words in the circles of the word web.

2. Discuss the meanings and uses of the words as a group. Use a dictionary only as needed.

3. Complete the word web during reading. As students encounter words, a word or phrase that will help them remember the words is recorded on the line beside each circle. *Note-words or phrases that will help students remember vocabulary will most likely not a dictionary definition.