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Palmyra Area School District. Top Nine instructional strategies to increase student achievement Vocabulary in context. Top Nine Strategies. Essential Questions/Questioning Previewing/Advance Organizers/Activating Summarizing Non-Verbal Representations
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Palmyra Area School District Top Nine instructional strategies to increase student achievement Vocabulary in context
Top Nine Strategies • Essential Questions/Questioning • Previewing/Advance Organizers/Activating • Summarizing • Non-Verbal Representations • Active Student Engagement/Collaborative Pairs • Extending Thinking Skills • Differentiated Instruction • Vocabulary in Context • Student Writing
Strategy: Vocabulary in Context Student’s depth of understanding increases as vocabulary is integrated in content.
Why is this Strategy Critical to Student Achievement? • Memorizing random words to be tested at the end of the week does not increase long-term retention • Students use vocabulary to remember key points of the lesson • Focus on key vocabulary
How do We Effectively Use Vocabulary in Context • Give the definition and contextual application of word to students • Provide multiple ways for students to use the key words • Create opportunities for students to use contextual vocabulary to use with extended thinking skills • Web 2.0 Applications: Word clouds to highlight high frequency words, movie making software