PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Word consciousness involves being aware and interested in words and word meanings (Anderson & Nagy, 1992; Graves & Watts-Taffe, 2002) and noticing when and how new words are used (Manzo & Manzo, 2008). Individuals who are word conscious are motivated to learn new words and able to use them skillfully.

Detailed explanation-2: -This means understanding new words in both oral and written language as well as expanding the ability to use words, to understand multiple meanings for the same word, to understand the nuances of using a word, and to understand how a word fits into a larger schema of understanding.

Detailed explanation-3: -A word conscious classroom must have a wide variety of reading materials available, as they will become the primary source for students to encounter new words. Most of the vocabulary that students attain after the third grade can be attributed to the incidental learning of words from context while reading.

Detailed explanation-4: -talking about the way a word sounds when you say it; discussing the meaning of a word; talking about the way a word looks on the page; trying different ways of using a particular word; challenging each other to use a ‘new word’ later that day; More items