Academic vocabulary is the vocabulary critical to understanding the concepts being taught in class. Teaching specific academic vocabulary enables students to develop in-depth knowledge of important words, so they can know words well enough to access information about them from memory as they read. Marzano outlines a six step process that can help students learn critical subject specific vocabulary - (1) Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term (2) Ask students to restate the description, explanation, or example in their own words (3) Ask students to draw a picture, symbol, or graphic representing the term or phrase (4) Engage students in activities that help them add to their knowledge of the terms (5) Ask students to discuss the terms with one another (6) Involve students in games that reinforce new words.