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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Choosing and Introducing Vocabulary . Agenda. Bring-back of vocabulary activity Purpose for choosing vocabulary Statistics from Research The 3 Tiers Criteria for Indentifying Tier 2 Words Dictionary definitions Student Friendly Definitions. Bring-Back.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Choosing and Introducing Vocabulary

  2. Agenda • Bring-back of vocabulary activity • Purpose for choosing vocabulary • Statistics from Research • The 3 Tiers • Criteria for Indentifying Tier 2 Words • Dictionary definitions • Student Friendly Definitions Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  3. Bring-Back • Share a brief description of which vocabulary activity you chose, what you did, and the results. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  4. Purpose • PASS Results: • 24/107 students scored Not Met as their overall ELA score. (22%) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  5. Purpose continued… • MAP Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  6. Overview • Vocabulary is one of the five pillars of reading comprehension as set forth in No Child Left Behind legislation. Reading comprehension depends upon the meaning readers give words. The more vocabulary words students know, the better they are able to comprehend. A large vocabulary opens students up to a wider range of reading materials. A rich vocabulary also improves students’ ability to communicate through speaking, listening, and writing. • (Reading a to z) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  7. Statistics from research • First grade children from higher SES groups knew about twice as many words as lower SES children. (Graves and Slater) • High school seniors near the top of their class knew about four times as many words as their lower performing classmates. (Smith) • High knowledge third graders had vocabularies about equal to the lowest-performing 12th graders. (Smith) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  8. How were you taught vocabulary? • “Becoming interested and aware of words is not a likely outcome from the way instruction is typically handled, which is to have students look up definitions in a dictionary or glossary and use them in a sentence.” (authors of Robust Vocabulary Instruction) • 63% of students’ sentences were judged to be odd. (Miller and Gildea) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  9. The Three Tiers Tier One- • Basic Vocabulary • Rarely requires direct instruction • Sight Words • Early Reading Words • Ex.-book, girl, sad, run, dog, orange Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  10. Tier 2 • High Frequency words that occur in mature language settings such as literature and adult conversations. • Are important for speaking, writing, and reading comprehension • Contain multiple meanings • Increase descriptive vocabulary (writing) • Examples: fortunate, industrious, benevolent Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  11. Tier 3 • Low-frequency words that occur in specific domains • Domains include subjects in school, hobbies, occupations, geographic regions, technology, weather, etc. • Examples: isotope, amino acid, economics, Revolutionary War Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  12. NOT a Fine-Line • The lines between tiers are not clear cut. • Tier 2 words for a 3rd grader may not be Tier 2 words for a 5th grader. • Kindergarten through second grade may still need to work on Tier 1 words. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  13. How do I choose Words? • Importance and Utility: Will these words be used by mature language users and appear frequently? • Instructional Potential: Can I teach these words in a variety of ways so that students can build rich representations of them as well as connect them to other words and concepts? • Conceptual Understanding: Will my students be able to understand the general concept and be specific in describing the concept? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  14. What about Science/Social Studies? • Teach the obvious words-words from your standards/units • Use your best judgment Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  15. What if there are not enough words?(especially true for early childhood) • Select words whose concepts fit the story even though the words do not appear. • Ex. Problem= conflict or dilemma Hardworking= conscientious or diligent Silly=Absurd Big=Enormous Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  16. When do you teach vocabulary? P.27 • Pre-Reading? • During Reading? • Post Reading? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  17. How do you introduce the word? • By a dictionary definition? P.33-34 • Why not? • 1. Weak differentiation • 2. Vague Language • 3. More Likely Interpretation • 4. Multiple pieces of Information • What is meant by these four reasons? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  18. Student Friendly Explanations • 1. Characterize the word and how it is typically used (Think: when do I use this word particularly?) • 2. Explain the meaning in everyday language ( Use language that is readily accessible so that students can understand the concept with ease. Ex. something, someone, somebody, describes) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  19. Student Friendly Model • I gave a Pre-test with dictionary definitions and graded it by the following criteria: • H- All 5 sentences were clear and used the vocabulary word accurately. • M- 4 sentences were clear and used the vocabulary word accurately. • L-0 to 3 sentences were clear and used the vocabulary word appropriately. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  20. Results and Examples of Dictionary Definitions • H: 0/19=0% • M: 2/19=11% • L: 17/19= 89% Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  21. Student Friendly DefinitionsLesson Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  22. Post Test Results • Finally, I gave the post-test based on the same criteria mentioned before. Here were my results: • H: 5/17= 29% • M: 10/17=59% • L: 2/17= 12% Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  23. Development Expectations/1st-5th • Develop 3-5 student friendly definitions for the vocabulary words of your choice. • Give a pretest using only dictionary definitions. • Model student friendly definitions as well as a sentence to go along with them. • Give at least 1-2 words for guided practice. • Give post-test on student friendly definitions. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  24. Development Expectations 4k-5k • Select a read aloud to teach 2 to 3 new vocabulary words. • Select words whose concepts fit the story even though the words do not appear. • Ex. Growl=snarl Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

  25. Wednesday-develop with you during your planning period. • Thursday/ Friday- sign up for a follow-up time that I can come observe/help you implement your development into the classroom.

  26. Closure • Are you clear on development expectations? • How do you think vocabulary will help us improve all other areas of reading and writing? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com

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