Dr. Argüelles talked with us about Tier 2 words – that is, high-quality words children will hear, read, and use as they progress as readers and writers. Another point she makes is that we should not teach all words the same way. In this next clip, she demonstrates how to think about the characteristics of a word when selecting words to teach children, and how we can determine how much time and intensity we need to spend on a word.
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