Which of the following processes can a teacher use before a reading activity, to activate the students' prior knowledge?
A) Literacy circles
B) Structural analysis
C) Semantic mapping
D) Word creation
Answer: C) Semantic mapping
Semantic mapping is a visual strategy for vocabulary expansion and extension of knowledge by displaying in categories words related to one another. Semantic mapping is an adaptation of concept definition mapping but builds on student's prior knowledge or schema.
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