As a future high school English teacher, I can agree with this chapter on the significance of students learning and truly understanding a wide array of vocabulary words. We are exposed to thousands of words in our everyday lives, through conversations, reading various materials, or watching TV programs. If students do not understand certain words, the meaning of a sentence or an entire message can be completely lost to them. In turn, students become frustrated when they do not know a certain word or when they think they know what it means but it is used in a different way. As future educators, it will be our job to help clarify to students the many definitions and meanings of words they need to know.
This chapter’s stance on reading books as a means of gaining new vocab knowledge is also one I can understand fully. I learned to read at a young age, and I would devour any book I came across. As a result, I gained a huge store of vocabulary words and I was able to excel in almost every class I took because of my reading ability. I am very grateful to have been able to push myself and to have teachers who pushed me to gain as much knowledge as possible, because had I not then I may not be where I am today. I want to give my students the same opportunities to get ahead in life, and starting off with learning new vocabulary sounds like a good springboard.
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