Describe the Role That Vocabulary Learning Plays in the Literacy

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Essay

Describe the role that vocabulary learning plays in the literacy development of young children. Name two ways of assessing students' vocabulary and the type of information each assessment offers a classroom teacher.

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Definitions:

Superposition

A principle in geology stating that in an undisturbed sequence of rocks, layers are older at the bottom and younger at the top.

Regional Elevations

The varying heights of the Earth's surface in a specific area, measured relative to sea level.

Appalachian Mountains

A mountain range in eastern North America, extending from Newfoundland in Canada to Alabama in the United States.

Great Plains

A broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, located in the United States and Canada.