Where and Where Did I Find This Word?: I found this word in a scholarly article by J. Echevarria, D. Short, and K. Powers. The article was about English Language Learners and how difficult it is for them in school for many reasons, one of the more significant being that they are not only learning the English language but they are also learning Academic English at the same time. The word, commensurate, was in the following sentence: "Federal guidelines regarding highly qualified teachers focus only on core subject-area teachers, requiring them to have a deep understanding of their subject matter but not requiring such teachers who have ELL's in their classes to have a commensurate level of understanding of second-language acquisition." (Echevarria, et.al.)
What does this word mean?: According to Dictionary.com, the word, commensurate, is an adjective, and its defintion is: having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
What is my Level of Familiarity with this Word?: I had no prior knowledge of what this word "officially" meant, but using context clues and other strategies, I had assumed its meaning within the sentence that I found it in.
Is this a word I want to know well?: I think this word will be useful in the future because it is another way to describe a measure.
Is this a word I want others to know well?: This word will be helpful to others.
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