Comments by Kendra Tarke Most recent public comments by Kendra Tarke https://nowcomment.com/users/127433 Prevalent https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897956 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897956 This word definitely stood out for me as a possible word to teach. It's probably a low utility word, so I would definitely think about the usefulness of teaching it in terms of the passage. Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:02:31 -0400 prevalent https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897954 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897954 Yes "prevalent" really stuck out for me. I would want to try synonyms for this word to help teach it, as well as look at greek and latin roots. Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:00:09 -0400 Teach the Title first https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897953 Yes, always look at the title as a starting point t I think is a good rule of thumb. No matter what grade level or age we can't assume that students already know these words. We are lucky to have a Music instructor for grade 3-6 at our school sight and I am sure their vocabularies have been enriched due to the opportunity to play instruments. Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:57:17 -0400 Kate great idea to use a definition map. This passage is filled with so much vocubarly that you could spend a week or two teaching all of the words. I teach kindergarten so this passage would obviously not work for my grade level. Kinders need vocab too! https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897937 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2897937 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:53:25 -0400