According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, children's vocabulary size approximately doubles between grades 3 and 7. And Vocabulary instruction is directly tied to increased reading comprehension, academic achievement and success. This instruction does not take place during just one part of your day but is something that should be integrated throughout the day - math, science, dance, music - you name it, anytime is a perfect to learn a few new words or dive deeper into an author’s word choice. Your students can learn to apply the following three strategies when learning new vocabulary, regardless of the content area.