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Default Re: Learning Vocabulary

I have students work with new words by making sentences with the new words. Even better if they can make sentences or short stories using several of the new words together.

By making sentences they are strengthening the association of the new words with words they have already learned and can remember. They also get a stronger understanding of the word in use and how to use that new word.

Straight one-to-one memorization is sometimes necessary, but it's a rather weak system in my experience.
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