The words were selected from the read-aloud texts used in the Reading lessons based on which words are most useful for students to know. When a text did not yield four words that met our criteria, we included words that do not appear in the text but that represent concepts or ideas that are important to the story or topic and are worthwhile for the students to know.
For more information, see “Teaching the Vocabulary Lessons” in the Teaching the Program section of the Implementation Handbook.
- A print copy of the Handbook is included with your Being a Reader materials. It is packaged with the unit teacher manuals.
- A digital copy of the Handbook can be found on the Learning Portal.