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Appendix 2: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Vocabulary
Provision

Active use of language

Using questions throughout the school day will develop pupils’
problem solving skills and help them acquire new language.
Questions could include the following:

• Give me an example of…
• Describe a situation where…
• Would it be better to be… or to be…
• Would you rather have… or be…

Choral pronunciation

In order for a student to understand a word, they need to be
able to accurately pronounce it. Choral pronunciation provides
opportunities for pupils to orally rehearse and repeat the new
vocabulary. This could be in the following format:

• I say…
• We say...
• You say...

Take it a step further:

• I put it in a sentence… You put it in a sentence.
• I say a synonym for the word… You Þ nd a different
synonym for the word.

Context generation

This is a good way of allowing pupils to complete a sentence in a
way that challenges their thinking. For example:
What would make someone say…

• I made huge sacriÞ ces. I…
• His speech was highly controversial. He…
• That was real hindrance to me. It…

Drama

Use drama to act out words using scenario-based prompts to
enhance understanding and recall through ‘acting and doing’. For
example:

• Your friend is inconsolable. What might they look like?
• If someone is a tormentor what might they do?
• Pretend to ponder what you might have for your
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