Wisconsin fourth graders scored at the national average and eighth graders scored above the national average
in understanding the meaning of words, according to the first vocabulary results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Understanding the time in which something was written, the cultural background, how a contemporary of the writer would have understood the writing, and
even understanding the meaning of the words in the language in which they were written can shed a lot of light on Scripture.
It is discouraging to think that one must
understand the meaning of words which can not be translated, such as karma, avatara, bodhisattva, anicca, Tao, shari'a, ijma, and dozens more; must recognize such names as Jalalu» l - Din Rumi, Avalokiteswara, Vivekananda,» Ali, Ananda, Ramanuja; must know the significance of such places as Sarnath, Karbala, Borobodur, Anuradhapura, Ajanta, Bamiyan, Hardwar, Mohenjodaro — but there is no short cut.
(If you use pain to punish your kids, then yes, they will stop doing things when they hear the word «no» but only because they associate that word with pain and they want to avoid the pain, not because they
actually understand the meaning of the word «no.»)
Antonyms and synonyms are not only used to help
students understand the meaning of words; they are also used to teach students about shades of meaning and connotations, a skill found in the language standards of middle and high school.
If you a read a post where someone says «I am going to keep working on the project and releasing updates» and then you go on to act like it was implied he was not going to release anymore updates, then you are displaying a fundamental difficulty
in understanding the meaning of words.
You don't know or
understand the meaning of the word.
You also don't seem to
understand the meaning of the word «theory.»
There is talk of history but failure to
understand the meanings of words and how they relate to theory and practice.
seem to not
understand the meaning of the word.
so if you want to understand the Bible, you need to
understand the meanings of the words (Duh!).
I don't think
you understand the meaning of the word «exploit» and also that «midget» is no longer a politically correct term.
Methinks many people do not
understand the meaning of the words.
Some people just don't
understand the meaning of the word «discussion»...... At least the comments in the article could be considered humourous.
Responding to children, even when they are too young to
understand the meaning of our words, lets them know that their feelings and experiences are important and respected.
Your baby uses many «clues» to help
him understand the meaning of words.
For example, when young, we mainly use the left side of our prefrontal cortex (PFC) for mental tasks involving short term memory,
understanding the meaning of words and the ability to recognize previously encountered events, objects, or people.
Dr. Hanna Marno (Department of Cognitive Science at the Central European University, Hungary and International School for Advanced Studies, Italy) conducted a study to determine whether young babies would selectively pay attention to different speakers in their environment, even when they do not
understand the meanings of the words.
She could
understand the meaning of words and recall the faces of famous people.
She could
understand the meaning of words and recognize the faces of famous people.
Unlike yourself, I am a linguist that does
understand the meanings of words.
And although we had not lived the pain and struggle of his life, nor did
we understand the meaning of his words, the emotion and drama of that moment still survives in my soul today.
Although they were fluent readers, they couldn't
understand the meaning of the words.
Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary -
Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Develop consumer skills - Find relevant facts - Understand and use reference sources - Understand consumer information - Analyze information - Fill out forms correctly
Interest Level 7 - 12 Reading Level 4 - 5 Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary -
Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Develop life / survival skills - Find relevant facts - Analyze information - Write an original sentence - Classify information - Make decisions / choices - Develop consumer skills - Understand consumer information - Evaluate information
Interest Level 7 - 12 Reading Level 4 - 5 Contents Include: - 7 Lessons - Activities that cover abbreviations, personal data, job applications, paychecks, safety, and much more - Answer key Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary -
Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life / survival skills - Write an original sentence - Understand consumer information - Spell correctly - Apply math to real - life situations
An unconscionably large proportion of our kids are growing up in poverty, in homes that do not have books, where children are not read to, where only a very limited vocabulary is used, where children do not have the range of experiences that would enable them to
understand the meaning of the words that kids in other homes regularly use.