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Magical Vocabulary

Magical Vocabulary. Dr. Elaine Roberts University of West Georgia. Vocabulary: The Cold Facts!. Hart & Risley, 1995: widening gaps between high and low SES children in vocabulary over the first three years of life. At 36 mos, High SES : 1100 words Mid SES: 750 words

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Magical Vocabulary

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  1. Magical Vocabulary Dr. Elaine Roberts University of West Georgia

  2. Vocabulary: The Cold Facts! Hart & Risley, 1995: widening gaps between high and low SES children in vocabulary over the first three years of life. At 36 mos, High SES : 1100 words Mid SES: 750 words Lo SES: 480 words

  3. Vocabulary Magic • Word Recognition and Vocabulary are predictors of success in comprehension in grades 4 up. • Develop Fascination with Words by reading story examples with fascinating words…select words from Charlotte’s Web such as frolic and have children discuss the word and create a story where they frolic in the …? • Mad Libsactivity… Recently on TV, I saw an amazing magician and escape artist. Both of his __________ were laced up in a straitjacket and he was suspended by a/an_______60 feet in the air over a busy_______. And he escaped!

  4. Thought Provoking, Playful, and Interactive Follow UP Make it dramatic! • Dead Words: Cemetery Wall Words = little, sad, help, etc. Replaced with: ____________________________ • Develop Individual Vocabulary Log Books for different subjects for writing and vocabulary games

  5. How to Introduce Vocabulary: think, Pair, Share • Is it better to introduce vocabulary between, before or after reading? Why? • What are some problems with dictionary definitions? • What are two basic principles toward developing student-friendly explanations of vocabulary? Explain briefly. • Explain “Providing meaning information through instructional contexts.” • Explain “Providing meaning as words are encountered.” • What are the activities that engage students in dealing with word meanings? Explain briefly.

  6. Tasteful VocaBulary • Taste:Have students brainstorm a list of adjectives or describing words for something in the story. For example, in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly makes cheese straws for her teachers. What do you think they might taste like? An addition: Make the cheese straws and compare what you thought to what you know! • Marietta Hypo Story – Describe words without using the word in a story format. Then have students create stories that describe a word but does not include the word. • http://www.storylineonline.net • http://carlos.emory.edu/ http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/descriptive-video-using-media-1116.html

  7. Vocabulary PowerPoint within this PowerPoint http://www.csun.edu/~rinstitute/Content/instructional_materials/Vocabulary.pdf

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