Marzano: Building Academic Vocabulary

1. Marzano: Building Academic Vocabulary

2. Six Step Process • Provide a description, explanation or example • Students restate the description, explanation or example • Students construct a picture, symbol or graphic

3. Six Step Process Cont. • Engage students in activities to help them add to the knowledge of the terms in notebooks • Students discuss terms with peers • Students participate in games that allow them to play with the terms

4. Step 1 Provide a description, explanation or example • Student-friendly • Easy language

5. Step 2 Students restate the description, explanation or example • Oral • Written • Use their own words • To use to refer to during instruction

6. Step 3 Students construct a picture, symbol or graphic • Provide students opportunity to share or explain

7. Step 4 Engage students in activities to help them add to the knowledge of the terms in notebooks

8. Teacher’s Manual • Activities • Free Association • Comparing Terms • Classifying Terms • Solving Analogy Problems • Creating Metaphors

9. Step 5 Students discuss terms with peers • Think-Pair-Share Strategy • Provide think time • Pair with a partner to discuss their graphic representations • Share thoughts with whole class

10. Step 6 Students participate in games that allow them to play with the terms • What is the Question? • Vocabulary Charades • Name that Category • Draw Me • Talk a Mile a Minute

11. Marzano: Building Academic Vocabulary