Teaching Strategies
Before and After Vocabulary Grids
Give each student a list of key words with two blank columns alongside. In
the first column the students write the meaning of each word or what
they guess the meaning is for each word. As they come across the
word later during the lessons the students can revise their original
definition. At this point the answers can be discussed and clarified
in the whole class.
The benefits of Before and After Vocabulary Grids are that they:
- focus attention onto key words;
- provide opportunities for students to actively work out word
meaning;
- help students become independent learners of new words
by using strategies such as context clues.
Example of a Before and After Grid
Measurement Vocab List
