Metalinguistic Vocabulary for Reading Success

This simple vocabulary identification activity was created to target the development of metalinguistic skills, as well as to strengthen critical thinking and executive function abilities in students with average IQ, 8+ years of age, presenting with language and literacy difficulties.

This activity requires students to locate the meanings of 12 abstract vocabulary words related to literacy in order to create definitions and subsequently sentences with these words. The words in this packet were chosen specifically to enhance the students understanding of skills involved in reading, writing, and spelling.