Within the app each student creates their
own vocabulary book in which they put in the definition, a sentence, and an illustration.
«What we found was that moms in our study used a special form of language — something called generics — as frequently when reading the picture storybook to their child as the
picture vocabulary book,» said Professor O'Neill.
Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard - type
animal vocabulary books, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
«Marketers tell parents and educators that
vocabulary books are more educational, so picture books are often dismissed as being just for fun,» said the study's author, Professor Daniela O'Neill.
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My Vocabulary Book» is targeted for kids of 5 - 8 age group.
I then scaffold their work in
the vocabulary book by walking them through exercises together and gradually letting them perform their own tasks.
Make
these vocabulary books with your students to emphasize the importance of using pictures while reading.
I love this feature because I take the words from
our vocabulary books and create a list using their weekly words.
For students trying to extend
their vocabulary Book Creator is a simple and easy way to track these «new» words.
The day after groups define the words, each student adds the words to
their vocabulary book on their Book Creator app.
It brings together over 4,300 printed titles in 200 languages — including children's books, bible translations, dictionaries, grammar books,
vocabulary books, and language learning kits.