The Vocabulary Lincing Routine is a strategy designed to help students better understand and recall selected vocabulary words. The Lincing Routine uses the LINCS Steps and Graphic Devise to guide students through developing a deeper understanding of a word. This graphic devise can then be used for review and practice of the vocabulary word during lessons and in preparation for an assessment. In the first step, the students List the word and a brief definition. In the second step, students Identify a word they already know that sounds like part or all of the new word. This word will be their "reminder word." In step three, students think and make Note of a story that link the reminder word to the actual word. In step four, the students Create a picture to go with the linking story and then in step five the teacher Supervises student practice of the word(s). This strategy creates a fun and engaging way to help student learn and remember important vocabulary words.
