* understand and discuss the meanings of new words as presented in context.
* develop their vocabulary by listening to and reading a variety of texts (e.g., predictable, decodable, and narrative/expository texts written in the original, natural language of the authors).
* use words, pictures, and other clues from text to confirm or self-correct, rereading as necessary.
* ask for the meaning of unknown words and make connections to familiar words by:
° sorting words into categories (e.g., colors, animals);
° defining words by category and by one or more attributes (e.g., a swan is a bird that swims, a cardinal is a red bird); and
° identifying real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., places that are safe).
*use vocabulary from other content areas in literacy tasks