Transcript Quality Plus Teaching Strategies

Quality Plus Teaching Strategies
Vocabulary
11-19-08
Background Knowledge
• Highlighted article on Importance of
Vocabulary from Learning Focused Schools
training guide
• Reviewed two common models for direct
vocabulary instruction – Frayer and Word Map
• Reviewed Rubric on assessing vocabulary
strategies
• Used Frayer Model to describe each category
on the vocabulary strategies rubric
• Summarized descriptors in a chart for
vocabulary learning walks
GCPS Vocabulary Descriptor
Explicitly teach essential contentrelated vocabulary.
Evidence of effective use of strategy.
• Vocabulary is posted in the classroom and
school in meaningful ways specific to grade
level and content.
• Teacher previews and presents vocabulary
in context through a variety of strategies
• Students apply their knowledge of
vocabulary in their work and writings, and
transfer their knowledge to subsequent
learning.
Word Walls
• A systematically organized collection of key
words targeted for study
• Visual reference point where words are
displayed in large letters and color-coded for
easy identification
• In upper grades, they typically focus on new
“content” vocabulary, clustered by theme or
topic
• May have permanent word walls, with most
important vocabulary displayed all year
Strategies for Word Walls
• Encourage the use of the word walls by
referring to it during instruction, as well as while
completing practice activities or writing
responses
• Add a color-coding system and/or use related
pictures or symbols as a scaffolding technique
• Teachers will limited wall space may have
students create word/vocabulary notebooks
where students record new words on a
personal “word wall” [file folder”]
Adaptations to Word Walls
• Pocket Chart Word Wall
• Portable File Folder Word Wall
• Floor Walk Word Wall [velcro]
• Magnetic Board Word Wall [business card
magnets]
• Art Board Word Wall [science project boards]
• Locker Word Wall
• Clothes Line Word Wall
Words on a wall in a
classroom will not greatly
impact achievement unless
they are used.
It is the use of the Word Wall
by students that increases
learning and achievement.
Learning Focused Schools 2005
How do you use your word wall in instruction
throughout the week?
Word Wall Activities
• Intermediate Grades
10 Questions [2 versions]
Missing Persons
Opposites Attract [antonyms and synonyms]
Crabble Scrabble
Vocabulary Lingo [Bingo]
What am I?
• High School Vocabulary/Word Wall Activities
Question Quiz Show
Possible sentences
Ticket to Leave/Enter
3-2-1
Analogize
First Word
Visual Synetics
Ripping Riddles
Carousel Brainstorming
Name that Word
A Six-Step Process for Teaching
Academic Vocabulary
1. Provide a description, explanation, or example of the
new term.
2. Ask students to restate the above in their own words.
3. Ask students to construct a picture, symbol, or graphic
representing the term or phrase.
4. Engage students in activities that help them add to their
knowledge of the terms in their notebooks.
5. Ask students to discuss terms with one another.
6. Involve students in games that allow them to play with
the terms.
Building Academic Vocabulary: Teacher’s Manual 2005
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Great website link on West Virginia’s Department
of Education website
http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/vocabularygraphicorganizers.html
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Knowledge Rating Scale
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Frayer Model
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Word Detective
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Vocab-O-Gram
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Vocabulary Cluster
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Own the Word
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Verbal and Visual Word Association [VVWA]
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Concept Map
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Alphaboxes
Vocabulary Strategies…
That Analyze, Classify, and Categorize Words
Word Maps and Charts
Frayer Model
Concept Maps
Semantic Mapping
Semantic Feature Analysis (Matrix)
Word/Picture Splash
Word Sorts
Vocabulary Overview Guide
Give One! Get One!
5-3-1
Circle Map
Brainstorm “Flexibility Style” Web
Brainstorm and Categorize
Which Word Doesn’t Belong
Writing Definitions
Vocabulary Strategies…
That use Context Cues
Pre-reading Predictions
Probable or Predictable Passages
Story Pyramid
Character Map
Multi-sensory Strategy
Shake It Up/Synonym Substitution
Guess the Meaning
Check the Expert
Word Detective
Vocabulary Strategies…
That Extend and Refine.
Word Pyramid
Act It Out
Concentration
Building Vocabulary through Suffixes
Building Vocabulary through Prefixes
Synonym Webs for “Tired Words”
Vocabulary Concept Chain
Draw a Picture or Diagram
Question Quiz Show