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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction

Explicit Vocabulary Instruction. Fall 2017. Vocabulary Instruction. The way of words, of knowing and loving words, is a way to the essence of things, and to the essence of knowing. ~John Dunne. Why Vocabulary?.

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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction

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  1. Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Fall 2017

  2. Vocabulary Instruction The way of words, of knowing and loving words, is a way to the essence of things, and to the essence of knowing. ~John Dunne

  3. Why Vocabulary? • Read the following……talk to your partner and decide what this is telling you in layman’s terms • Report to the group…. Conventional neuroimaging of the brain with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans usually contributes little to the evaluation because it does not detect microscopic axonal injury. Diffusion tensor imaging is a magnetic resonance imaging technique that assesses white matter microstructural integrity and has been shown to detect white matter injuries in mild traumatic brain injury, but whether the findings are clinically useful remains controversial.

  4. Vocabulary Instruction • An effective teacher will preview text that students are going to read and pre-teach academic and domain-specific words that students must understand in order to comprehend that text. • Content-area vocabulary instruction will serve students best if it focuses on words that students will see often and across several subjects.

  5. Tiers of Words • Tier 1: everyday speech, learned in early grades or at home, learned largely through conversation • Examples: (door, house, book) • Tier 2: characterize written and especially academic text, technical writing, literary texts • Examples: (coincidence, reluctant, analysis) • Tier 3: mostly in informational passages, specific to a domain or field of study, often explicitly defined by the text and repeatedly used • Examples: (isotope, Reconstruction, nuclear)

  6. Vocabulary Lists • Where do I find it? • Unpacked Content and Key Terms, Pacing Guides w/Vocabulary Developed • Explicit Vocabulary Instruction • Can Take as Much as 17 Exposures to a word for a student to learn that word • Only target words that appear frequently, not just once or twice words • Give plenty of opportunities for new vocabulary to become ingrained • Discussion • Writing • Reading • Provide sensory information to relate to verbal meanings—e.g. in the key terms to the right, you might break up the word “media influences” and tackle each word separately • Vocabulary instruction takes a little time but has huge rewards in increased student achievement

  7. How to Teach Explicit Vocabulary? • Video on Vocabulary Instruction? • http://explicitinstruction.org/video-secondary-main/secondary-video-3/ • http://explicitinstruction.org/video-secondary-main/secondary-video-4/ • What instructional steps were used to introduce each of the vocabulary words? • What other good instructional practices did you observe?

  8. Explicit Vocabulary • Introduce the word • Show it on the board/screen • Pronounce or guide in decoding skills • Repeat • Provide a student-friendly explanation of the word—be sure definition contains only known words and is easy to understand • Illustrate with examples—concrete, visual, or verbal • Check students’ understanding • Have students discern between examples and non-examples • Students should generate their own examples –APPLICATION (Bloom’s) • Group responses, partner responses, thumbs up/down (pair-share, elbow partners) • Involve the students in the examples—suggest ways the words could be used (games)

  9. Frayer Model of Vocabulary Instruction August 22, 2017 Angie Dills Provides fuel for energy for the body Provides and stores energy Simple and complex carbohydrates Any of various neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (such as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods https://www.worksheetworks.com/miscellanea/graphic-organizers/frayer.html Click on the link above and make your own Frayer models OR Frayer Model for CTE Vocabulary--Single Steak, chicken, milk, pork, eggs Pasta, bread, chips

  10. Frayer Model Hyperlink for Multiple Words

  11. Concept/Definition Map Category What is it like? Conflict Properties Emotional The opposition of persons or forces giving rise to dramatic action Anger Against Fight I remember…. My…. When… Examples My explanation of ______ _is a ______. Some examples are_______. V-3 Project CRISSSM 2004

  12. Vocabulary Word: PROBLEM Active Vocabulary Extension Strategies-RankingEveryone gets a vocabulary word.3 Line leaders: Large, Medium, SmallThese are all synonyms of what word? PROBLEMGo stand behind the line leader (Large, Medium, or Small) that signifies the depth of the new word as related to “problem”Each group should plan to explain their stance foreach word. Neuhaus Education Center

  13. Simple Strategy-- • With a partner, complete the following on a word from the list: • Write 1 student friendly definition for the word. • Write 2 sentences using the word. • Write 3 yes/no questions you could ask students with the word. Word: Refurbish

  14. Word Walls • Collection of words displayed in large visible letters on a wall, bulletin board or other display surface in a classroom. • Word Wall, Wheel of Fortune, Introducing Vocabulary (Secondary) http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/word_walls • Word Wall Literacy Article and Resource: http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/World_Walls_-_A_Support_for_Literacy_in_Secondary_School_Classrooms.pdf • Organize by alphabet, color, category, unit, objective, etc.

  15. More Word Walls

  16. QR Codes—A fun way for students to interact with technology to frontload Vocabulary TIP: You can also use this software as a time saver for finding web pages or directing students on a web search. • With Vocabulary List in Hand • Use an online dictionary such as www.m-w.com in order to find definitions of words—copy each URL for each vocabulary word • Create a QR Code for each vocabulary word at https://www.qrstuff.com/index.html • This utility will generate a pdf that you can print and put around the room. • Students can use iPads and/or phones in order to launch the vocabulary word on the web. • Students can write sentences in pairs or use all the vocabulary words as context clues to figure out a mystery, preload vocabulary for a new unit/lesson or book Find more on this at this website: http://storyworksideabook.scholastic.com/2017/03/using-qr-codes-enforce-vocabulary

  17. Use Social Media and the Hashtag Trend to Teach Vocabulary VocabLove2017 • Namehere DNA • Download an Instagram or Facebook template. • Students can draw pictures of Vocabulary words or use royalty-free materials from a site like Pixabayhttps://pixabay.com/ • Students can then write the word on the picture space, write the definition as text and then make up fun hashtags to help them remember the word any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds • Namehere #whatimmadeof #molesinme #sciwow

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