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Adventures in vocabulary

Adventures in vocabulary. Adventures in vocabulary. Seek. Experience. 2011 ABE Summer Institute Presenters: Sue Henkel Lynn Larson Diane Poquette Katie Wolverton-Maki. Explore. Welcome. Introductions Restrooms Timeline Objectives. Objectives.

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Adventures in vocabulary

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  1. Adventures in vocabulary Adventures in vocabulary Seek Experience 2011 ABE Summer Institute Presenters: Sue Henkel Lynn Larson Diane Poquette Katie Wolverton-Maki Explore

  2. Welcome • Introductions Restrooms • Timeline Objectives

  3. Objectives • Lead vocabulary instruction utilizing a variety of methods • Expand students’ vocabulary knowledge and word relationships • Create a vocabulary routine within your classroom

  4. Think-Pair-Share • What advice would you give to a new teacher as he/she begins to address vocabulary instruction in their classroom? • … Parking Lot • … • …

  5. Experts in Vocabulary Instruction • Dr. Janet Allen • Dr. Camille L. Z. Blachowicz • Dr. Mary E. Curtis • Dr. Kathy Ganske • Laurie Kagan & Dr. Spencer Kagan • Dr. Robert Marzano

  6. Dr. Janet AllenWords, Words, Words… Renowned expert in vocabulary strategies: • Activate prior knowledge • Make learning meaningful and lasting • Build concept knowledge • Use structural analysis • Utilize words in context

  7. Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction by Dr. Camille L.Z. Blachowicz Vocabulary learning takes place when students are: 1. Immersed in words • Activein discovering ways in which words are related to experiences and related to one another • Able to personalize word learning • Learning vocabulary from multiple sourcesof information • Able to gain control over their own learning • Able to develop independent strategies

  8. Dr. Mary E. Curtis • Student Achievement in Reading (STAR) for intermediate adult basic education students • Reading Is FAME: Diagnosis and remediation of at-risk students’ reading skills, Boys Town Reading Center

  9. Dr. Kathy Ganske (Word Sorts) • Researcher of word learning and comprehension, teacher preparation and effectiveness, and student achievement in literacy instruction • Assessment-driven vocabulary instruction • Author and coauthor of several books

  10. Laurie Kagan & Dr. Spencer KaganResearchers of Cooperative Learning 1. Think-Pair-Share 2. Four Corners 3. Post-It Parking Lot 4. Entry/Exit Ticket

  11. Dr. Robert Marzano • Best Practices for the K-12 Classroom • Research supports that knowledge is stored in two forms: a linguistic form and an imagery form • Engage students in the creation (making connections) • Routine and structure are important

  12. According to Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech • K-1 Children know between 5,000 to 10,000 words (depending on the exposure to language and early literacy) • By grade 6, that number has doubled to 20,000 to 30,000 • By grade 12, that number has doubled again to about 60, 000 • The average college sophomore knows about 120,000 words

  13. Explicit Instruction • Explain what you will be doing and whyyou are doing it • Model it • Provide multiple opportunities for guided practice and feedback • Provide multiple opportunities for application • Revisit & reflect often*

  14. Tier 1-2-3 Words (Averil Coxhead, 2000) • Tier 1 – Basic Vocabulary • pencil, map, book, sad, blue • Tier 2 – High Frequency/Multiple Meaning Vocabulary • evaluate, various, compare, estimate • Tier 3 – Low Frequency, Content-Specific Vocabulary • photosynthesis, anarchy, mitosis, veto

  15. Ways to Introduce Vocabulary

  16. Learning Activities

  17. Make and Take • Word Cube • Flip Book • Taboo Card • Exit Ticket

  18. What Does it Mean to Owna Word? • Word Schema: A network of knowledge related to a word. What the word means Connections to similar-meaning words Understand-ing of the root word Own It

  19. Vocabulary Assessment Activities I have… Who has…?

  20. Knowledge is gained largely through words! • Explicit instruction • Student Engagement • Multiple opportunities • Reflection & review • Routine, Routine, Routine • Read & Write Regularly

  21. E-Resources Educationoasis.com Kaganonline.com • Mathwire.com Ncsall.net (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy) • Ncsall.net (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning) Quizlet.com ReadingResource.net Readwritethink.com Edhelper.com Sparklebox.co.uk Superduperinc.com SuperTeacherWorksheets.com Visuword.com Vocabulary.com VocabularyCoach.com Vuw.ac.nz

  22. Allen, J. (1999) Words, words, words: teaching vocabulary in grades 4-12. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. www.janetallen.org Blachowicz, C. L. Best practices in vocabulary instruction. Scott ForesmanPublishing. www.sfreading.com Coxhead, A. (2000) "A new academic word list." TESOL Quarterly, 34(2), 213-238. Curtis, M. E. and Longo, A. M. (May 1997) “Reversing reading failure in young adults.” Focus on Basics Connecting Research and Practice, Volume 1, Issue B. www.ncsall.net/?id=466 Ganske, J. (2000) Word journeys: assessment-guided phonics, spelling, and vocabulary instruction. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Kagan, S. (1994) Cooperative Learning. SanClemente, CA: Kagan Publishing. www.KaganOnline.com Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J. (2005). Building academic vocabulary for student achievement: Teacher’s manual. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. www.MarzanoResearch.com

  23. One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die. Evelyn Waugh

  24. Well, how did we do? • Please complete exit ticket • You are free to browse our materials • Please leave your email address to receive our instructional resource packet Thanks for playing!

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