Word Solving is a method of figuring out the meaning of unknown words. Which of the choices below are the three components of Word Solving?

A colleague insists that the best way to learn vocabulary is for the students to look words up in a dictionary, write sentences with the words, and then study for a vocabulary test on Fridays. How would you respond to her?

Background knowledge is composed of which TWO of the following:

Vocabulary can be divided into 3 tiers. (Tier I: general vocabulary, Tier 2: specialized vocabulary, and Tier 3: technical vocabulary). To which tier should a teacher devote the most time and why? Explain this to a colleague who insists in teaching Tier 3 words by having students look them up in the dictionary and then write their own sentence with the word.

Background knowledge

Background Knowledge can best be described as

Anticipation Guides are an effective means to

 Pipes are rated type of scale known as a schedule and range from ___ to ___.

 Velocity increases ___ times to maintain a constant rate of fluid flow if the diameter of a conductor is halved.

 By controlling ___ and pressure, hydraulic systems can produce a large amount of work.