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Word Games
Purpose:
Word games help readers recognize vocabulary words in a variety of contexts.
How:
- Using games to practice skills makes reading easier and faster
- Introduce games to support spelling or memorization
- Add games as energizers
Practice:
The NWT How-To-Kit: Literacy Games for Adults reminds us that people of all ages can play literacy games. They can be a lot of fun. They can:
- help reduce tension
- make the learning environment more comfortable
- help build positive relationships, and . . .
- they’re also educational
https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/sites/default/files/resources/games.pdf
English Express has a library of word games.
https://calp.ca/express/word-games.html
Or make your own games. Discovery Education has an online puzzlemaker.
https://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Add Complexity:
Try a crossword! Crossword puzzles can incorporate the meaning of words into the game.
Read More:
Using Games to Teach Literacy and Foundational Learning blog
https://calp.ca/blog/using-games-to-teach-literacy-and-foundational-learning.htm