Core Words and Explore Words relate most closely to the theme and include both concrete and abstract words, such as hatch (Core Word) and separate (Explore Word). More Words are high-utility words, such as when and any , which appear frequently in texts of all types. After having read both fiction and nonfiction texts for a given theme, readers will have encountered all of that theme’s Core, Explore, and More Words. As students advance through W.O.R.D., the number of new words they learn progressively increases, from 20 words in each theme in kindergarten to 65 words in each theme in Grade 5. SCHOLASTIC W.O.R.D.’S SPIRAL CURRICULUM Words are part of the core vocabulary because they are versatile: they have many meanings, which make them frequently used in texts. Rather than overwhelming students with all of a word’s meanings at once, W.O.R.D. introduces them gradually and always in context. The program follows the design of Bruner’s spiral curriculum, continually building on a student’s knowledge of a word. Learning is incremental and rooted in relevant content, which promotes deep comprehension, not rote recall.
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SCHOLASTIC W.O.R.D. FOUNDATION PAPER
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