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BUILDING BACKGROUND
ADDING CONTEXT
1) Link concepts to students’ background experiences
Discuss students’ previous personal and academic experiences to help bridge meaning
2) Bridge past learning to new concepts
Integrate new information with what the learner already knows
3) Emphasize key vocabulary
The most effective way to teach vocabulary is when it is presented in the context of new concepts, not in isolation
Students should be actively involved in their own vocabulary development and make it personal