| Mavis
Hara shows
you how to develop your vocabulary. Did
you know if you read 15 minutes a day, you will read over one (1) million words
per year.
| When: | Wednesday,
October 15, 2008 | | Where: | Lama
116 (Library) | | Time: | 12:15
pm - 1:15 pm | VOCABULARY
BUILDING 1)
Increase your vocabulary by learning to use CONTEXT CLUES, so that you
can teach yourself new words everytime you read. Synonyms
Antonyms 2)
Increase your vocabuary by learning to use WORD PARTS so that you can figure
out word meaning by looking at hteir prefixes and roots. 3)
READ WIDELY, READ A VARIETY OF THINGS so that you will exposed to thousands
of new words each month. Keep a vocabulary journal to record that interesting
words you find, or make word cards so that you can see your vocabulary growing. 4)
TEST YOURSELF. You
can use the "It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power" feature in Reader's
Digest magazine each month.
Reader's Digest Online http://www.rd.com
"Free registration and signup" Click
on | Games and More | in the top navigation bar
Select
Free Games in the drop down menu Click
on the The Word Power Game. signup
- (Free) or
login - (member already) upper right corner on page
Go
ahead and try some of the other Word Games from the Side Navigation. Have fun and learn!
Other
sites: AgameAday:
http://www.agameaday.com Dictionary.com:
Word of the day and many other useful links. http://dictionary.reference.com/
Interactive
Word Games: http://www.wordplays.com TELFGames.com:
All levels, fun vocabulary matching games.
http://www.teflgames.com/interactive.html
SAT
Vocabulary Tests on Vocab Test.com: offers you, the eager student ready to learn,
free vocabulary tests, which are the best way to boost your verbal skills. http://www.vocabtest.com/ Vocabulary.com:
a free resource used in over 20,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery &
written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots. http://www.vocabulary.com/ vocabulary.co.il:
The Fun Way to Build Vocabulary Skills!
Test Preparation & Vocabulary Building
Made Fun. http://www.vocabulary.co.il
Vocabulary
University: http://www.vocabulary.com
The
Longman Vocabulary Website: Word
Parts
Yahoo Word Games: http://games.yahoo.com/word-games
Learn
Vocabulary and Donate Rice at the same time!
http://www.freerice.com ESOL
Sites: Activites
for ESOL Students: Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English
as a Second Language (ESL) This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org)
has thousands of contributions by many teachers.
http://a4esl.org/
5)
Use the Library to find other resources for building your vocabulary. Bookstores
have "Word for Today" calendars, crossword puzzles, and vocabulary word
card boxes. 6)
USE your new words from time to time in conversations. Resources:
Handouts see SOS coordinator Mavis
Hara is the author of the book "An Offering of Rice"
https://www.bambooridge.com/storeitem.aspx?pid=66 An
Offering of Rice
Mavis Hara
ISBN: 0-910043-76-0
171 pages
Location:
Kapiolani CC: Special Collection
(Behind Circulation Desk)
Call Number:
PS571.H3 B35 no.90
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