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Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary Instruction. Its importance in the classroom & strategies to make it work. Why is Vocabulary Important?. Most importantly vocabulary is used to learn new things- whether in general reading or in content

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Vocabulary Instruction

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  1. Vocabulary Instruction Its importance in the classroom & strategies to make it work

  2. Why is Vocabulary Important? • Most importantly vocabulary is used to learn new things- whether in general reading or in content • Background knowledge is key when presenting new vocabulary- what can you build on that the students already know? • Use before, duringand afterreading instruction to focus on the vocabulary you want them to learn

  3. Vocabulary Development • Research emphasizes that vocabulary development is a vital part of all content learning  • The link between vocabulary knowledge and comprehension is undeniable.  • Wide reading increases a student’s vocabulary significantly • Teachers must realize that direct and explicit instruction in vocabulary must also occur daily in all classrooms.  • Vocabulary Graphic Organizers • Word Play • Vocabulary Tips & Hints • **Research shows that having students look up words and write definitions is the least effective way to increase their vocabulary**

  4. Choosing Vocabulary • How do you choose the vocabulary? • Is the word significantly important for understanding the selection or unit? • Is the word likely to occur across all academic domains? • Introduce and develop these at the beginning of the unit of study & before reading, during, & after reading

  5. Vocabulary Strategies • Vital that teachers give students the tools for acquiring their own rich vocabulary.  • Students will learn many words when they encounter them in meaningful contexts, but other words must be directly taught .  • Think Aloud • Vocabulary Self-Selection Strategy • PAVE Procedure • List-Group-Label • Language Collection Sheet • Student VOC Strategy • Word Banks

  6. Prior Knowledge • Activating Prior Knowledge is important because it helps students make connections to the new information they will be learning.  • Here are some strategies that can start students thinking about what they already know about a topic:  • KWL Charts • Brainstorming • Picture Books • Anticipation Guide • THIEVES • Bloom Ball Activity • Cloze Procedure • Text Impressions

  7. Before Reading • Frontloading or giving clues as to what the students will learn • Examples: • going over a study guide, pronouncing the words, asking for meaning • telling stories, looking at pictures • have you heard of…and building on prior knowledge • **the words are already pre-selected and displayed like on a word wall

  8. During Reading • “Regardless of the subject or grade you teach, at least once a week you should read to your students from an example of good writing.”- Shane Templeton • If you teach content specific- its exciting & your teaching your subject & specialized vocabulary through the re-aloud • The reading introduces intriguing & unfamiliar words putting pictures in their minds • Stop, re-read, ask for clarification, explain further, engage • Then, use activities to re-enforce what they have just learned

  9. Comprehension in Reading • Reading comprehension refers to the students' ability to read and understand information presented in written form.  • Reading is not a passive activity.  • Good readers interact with text, making and validating predictions, creating questions about the characters, main idea or plot, monitoring their own understanding of the text, clarifying the confusing parts, and connecting text events to their own prior knowledge and experiences.  • Think Aloud • Reciprocal Teaching and • Teacher Read AloudReciprocal Teaching Prompt Cards-Word Download - 229K • Cloze Procedure • SQ3R • DR-TA • Literature Circles • Keys to Comprehension

  10. After Reading • Revisiting and working with words after reading assimilates new terms (vocabulary) into students’ existing knowledge • Examples: • collaborate, • think-pair-share, • discussion with direct instruction, • webs for review, • graphic organizers, • draw what you learned, • make flash cards & practice

  11. Summarizing • Summarization is the restating of the main ideas of the text in as few words as possible.  • It can be done in writing, orally, through drama, through art and music, in groups and individually.  • There is extensive research that shows that summarization is among the top nine most effective teaching strategies in the history of education (Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock, 2001).  • Teachers who start a lesson by summarizing the big points in the day's lesson and end by having students summarize their learning see gains in the retention of the material.  • 3-2-1 • Inside-Outside Circle • Jigsaw • One-Word Summaries • Think-Pair-Share • Summary Ball • Somebody-Wanted-But-So • GIST • Summary Star • Graphic Organizers for Summarization

  12. Resources for Exploration http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo_lessons.htm • http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ • http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/ • www.vocabulary.com • http://www.myvocabulary.com/word-list/novels-vocabulary/ • http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/VocabularyGraphicOrganizers.html

  13. Links to Vocabulary Websites Academic Vocabulary:  Secondary Exampleshttp://www.u-46.org/roadmap/dyncat.cfm?catid=766 Promoting Vocabulary Development: Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction - PDFhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/practices/redbk5.pdf Vocabulary Development – PDFhttp://www.rften.org/content/webconf2006/THURSDAY_MATERIALS/Thur_%20Vocabulary%20Instruct.pdf Building the Foundations of Literacy: The Importance of Vocabulary and Spelling Developmenthttp://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmsv/expert/research.html ACT/SAT Test Prep: Vocabulary Developmenthttp://www.thewritingtutor.biz/ACT_SAT_prep/vocabdev-prefix.php Learn an Ivy League Vocabulary: SAT Prephttp://www.freevocabulary.com/ Reading Comprehension Strategieshttp://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm#strategy A New Way to Teach Reading Comprehensionhttp://k6educators.about.com/cs/languagearts/a/teachreading.htm Early Literacy Reading Resources • http://freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page Intel Teach Program: Strategy Bookmarks • http://download.intel.com/education/Common/..../cinderella_bookmark.pdf

  14. More websites Video of Group Summary in Social Studies • http://www.marion.k12.ky.us/Strategies/Math/socialstudies/summarize.htm Summarization Lesson Planhttp://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=277 Reading Quest.org:  Making Sense of Social Studies • http://www.readingquest.org/strat/summarize.html Teacher Vision Article on Summarizing • http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading-comprehension/48785.html Summarization • http://forpd.ucf.edu/strategies/stratsummarization.html

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