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Technology Tools for Shift #6: Academic Vocabulary. Answer the following questions…. The nugger was flinp . The nugger was flinp and wugnet . The nugger was flinp , wugnet and manple in my waslet . What was flinp ? How else does the author describe the nugger ?
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Answer the following questions… • The nuggerwas flinp. • The nuggerwas flinp and wugnet. • The nuggerwas flinp, wugnetand manple in my waslet. • What was flinp? • How else does the author describe the nugger? • What does the nugger do? • What is a nugger?
One more time… "Aoccdrnig to a rseearchr at an Elingshuinervtisy, it deosn'tmttaer in wahtoredr the ltteersin a wrod are, the olnyiprmoetnttihng is taht the frist and lsatltteeris at the rghitpclae. The rset can be a toatlmsesand you can sitllraed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raederveylteterby it slefbut the wrod as a wlohe."
One more time… "Aoccdrnig to a fulgegrat an Elingshugrbiitloy, it deosn'tmttaer in wahtoredr the ltteersin a wrod are, the olnyiprmoetnttihng is taht the frist and lsatltteeris at the rghitpclae. The rset can be a toatlmsesand you can sitllraed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raederveylteterby it slefbut the wrod as a wlohe."
One more time… "Aoccdrnig to a fluggerat an Elingshubligitory, it deosn'tmttaer in wahtoredr the ltteersin a wrod are, the olnyiprmoetnttihng is taht the frist and lsatltteeris at the rghitpclae. The rset can be a toatlmsesand you can sitllraed it wouthit any porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raederveylteterby it slefbut the wrod as a wlohe."
Why teach Vocabulary? • Biggest “Bang” for your buck • Oral language vastly different from written language • 95% of words on page to comprehend meaning • Recognition of a new word in print is easier & faster if the word already has an identity
How many??? • The Oxford English Dictionary: _________ • In printed school English, grades 3-9: ______ • Recognized by college graduates: ________ • Recognized by high school graduates: ______ • Recognized by average kindergartener: _____
How many??? • The Oxford English Dictionary: 290,500 • In printed school English, grades 3-9: 88,000 • Recognized by college graduates: 50,000-80,000 • Recognized by high school graduates: 40,000 • Recognized by avg. kindergartener: 4,500-5,000
How the Gap in Word Knowledge Grows…the “root” of the problem Children with well-developed vocabularies will recognize the meanings of thousands more words! (after Biemiller, 1999. 2005)
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Lists of Academic Vocabulary • General Service List + Academic Word List cover 90% of academic vocabulary • Bauer & Nation (General Service List) • Coxhead (Academic Word List) • Other: • Morphology • Marzano (Academic Vocabulary)
General Service List (GSL) • Approx 2000 words of greatest “general service” • Each is a “headword” representing a word family • Frequency data for each word is given • Widely influential (graded readers)
Coxhead’s Academic Word List (AWL) • 570 most common word families from academic text • Excluded the first 2000 words (GSL), proper nouns & purely latin forms (et al, etc, ie,) • Ordered by frequency (10 sublists)
Marzano’s List • Subject-specific • Grade-band specific • Includes proper nouns
Morphology & Affixes/Roots • Biggest Bang… • Using context… • Greek & Latin influences • Prefixes, suffixes & roots
Strategies… • http://www.engageny.org • See 3rd Grade ELA Curriculum, “protocols” -> “Vocabulary Strategies” • Semantic Map • Semantic Feature Analysis • Venn Diagram • Frayer Model • Gradient Grid
Other Resources: • http://www.georgialiteracy.org/Detail/92/vobid--460/ • www.evernote.com • Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, The Mighty Word: Building Vocabulary and Oral Language, Dr. Louisa Moats, Sopris West,