Say the word clearly, have students repeat it, and show it in writing to build phonemic and orthographic awareness.
Explicitly teaching specific words using structured routines. This is most effective for high-utility "Tier 2" words (academic words used across subjects like analyze or contrast ) and "Tier 3" domain-specific terms (like mitosis or isotope ). How to Teach Vocabulary
Several evidence-based routines provide a step-by-step path for introducing new words: Say the word clearly, have students repeat it,