What Does Pre Taught Mean?

Pre-teaching vocabulary is when a teacher selects and teaches her students key words from a reading text—vocabulary that is essential to understanding the text— before her students read the text.

What does pre-teach mean?

Pre-teaching refers to the teaching of certain skills that would be needed for a lesson. This is sometimes done in a session prior to the actual class, and can be helpful for students who might struggle to follow a lesson.

How do you pre-teach vocabulary?

You can pre-teach vocabulary by using English as a second language (ESL) methods such as:
  1. Role playing or pantomiming.
  2. Using gestures.
  3. Showing real objects.
  4. Pointing to pictures.
  5. Doing quick drawings on the board.
  6. Using the Spanish equivalent and then asking students to say the word in English.
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