3. A Rainbow of Fruity Flavor by *Micky
I am
inspired
An adventure
by...
that you have
had in
What was your education
favorite thing
you did over
the winter
break?
If you were
stranded on an
island, what
three objects
would you take
with you?
I am
passionate
about...
6. Fiction
Stories, drama,
THEN...
poetry, realistic
fiction, historical
fiction Nonfiction
Follows an expository text structure rather
than a narrative form; often includes print
features, captions, tables of contents,
indices, diagrams, glossaries, and tables.
Biographies are NOT informational text.
7. Literary Text
Stories, drama,
NOW...
poetry, realistic
fiction, historical
fiction Informational Text
Follows an expository text structure rather
than a narrative form; often includes print
features, captions, tables of contents,
indices, diagrams, glossaries, and tables.
Biographies are NOT informational text.
8. True or False
1. Reading 14 minutes a day means
reading over 1,000,000 words a year.
2. Preschool or children’s books expose
you to more challenging vocabulary than
do prime-time adult TV shows.
3. Vocabulary can be learned through
reading and talking.
9. Why teach Vocabulary?
Research shows a
student with no
direct vocabulary
instruction, scores
in the 50th
percentile ranking.
We'll Forsake Our Ages and Pretend We Are Children by Brandon Christoper Warren
on Flickr
10. The same student…
… after specific
content-area
terms have been
taught in a
specific way,
raises his/her
comprehension
ability to the
83rd percentile.
11. Early vocabulary knowledge is a predictor of
comprehension in later years. (p. 2- Creating Robust Vocabulary)
Classic Strobist Shot by B & K Weaver on flickr
12. Background knowledge is more important
to the understanding of reading than IQ.
Read by sabeth718 on flickr
13. Baca Buku by xiangxi on Flickr
1st graders from high
SocioEconomicStatus know 2X the
words of kids from low SES.
(Bringing Word to Life p.1)
14. Did you know?
In 1st and 2nd grade,
children need to learn
800+ words per year,
about 2 per day.
For the love of books by Chocolate Geek on
In 3rd grade, children
need to learn between
2000-3000 new words
each year, about 6-8 per
day.
flickr
15. ? by atomicity on flickr
Did you know? There is a
strong
correlation
between
vocabulary
knowledge and
comprehension.
16. Words…
People’s
knowledge of any
One day this will seem like youth by Greg Gladman on Flickr
topic is
encapsulated in
the terms they
know that are
relevant to the
topic.
(Building Academic Vocabulary p.1)
17. “Carving is appropriate for most green and
blue slopes, and even some black slopes.
However, if you try to carve through moguls,
especially in packed powder or corn snow,
you’re going to face plant.”
based on “Building Vocabulary: Teacher’s Manual” by Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering.
18. Why Teach Vocabulary?
"Teaching
specific terms in
specific ways is
the strongest
action a teacher
can take to
ensure academic
background."
•  (Building Academic Vocabulary p.1)
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19. What Words to Teach
Amor de Palabra Word Love by Javier Volcan
20. Is there a
list of
grade-
specific
words
teachers
should be
teaching?
Vocabulary by Akira ASKR
21. Common Core State Standards Identify
Three Tiers of Words
Domain Specific Words
- specific to content area - key
to understanding new concept
3 within a text - common in
informational texts
General Academic Words
more likely to appear in written
text - subtle or precise ways to 2
say simple things - highly
generalizable
Everyday Speech Words
learned in the early grades
1 - not a challenge to native
speakers - not the focus of
discussion
22. Tier 1
•  Words of everyday speech
•  Usually learned in the early grades
•  Not considered a challenge to the average
native speaker
23. Tier 2
•  Tier Two (general academic words) are far
more likely to appear in written texts than in
speech.
•  They appear in all sorts of texts.
24. Tier 2
Represent
subtle or
precise ways
to say
relatively
simple things --
saunter
instead of
walk
Hanging On by Steve-h
25. Tier 3
Tier Three words
are specific to a
domain or field of
study.
lava, piano,
carburetor, legislature,
circumference, aorta
Junior Year by flickr./com/photos/amanda_munoz
Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan (2002, 2008)
26. Tier 3
Tier Three words are...
o  key to understanding a new concept.
o  far more common in informational texts than in
literary texts.
Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan (2002,
2008)
27. Tier 3
Often explicitly defined
by the author of a text,
repeatedly used, and
heavily scaffolded ie:
made a part of a
glossary.
New Section - Food Glossary! by LexnGer
Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan (2002, 2008)
32. Tier 2
•  Tier 2 words are referred to in the Common Core State
Standards as “general academic” words.
•  Could be words that describe more specifically or that
elevate tone, like writing mention instead of tell, or
fortune instead of luck.
•  They are the words that are used to discuss, persuade,
and explain across disciplines, words like argument,
significance, characteristic, and question.
33. Tier 2 Take Aways
•  Kids do not learn the same words at the same
rate
•  There are no grade specific word lists
•  Choosing words can be quite arbitrary
Anchor by Leo Reynolds
34. More Tier 2 Take Aways
•  Chosen words need to be used in a variety of
ways
•  What makes vocabulary valuable and important
is not the words themselves so much as the
understandings they afford
35. Circle, Square, Triangle
Reflect:
  Circle: What question is still circling in
your mind?
  Square: What are two things that square
with your beliefs about vocabulary?
  Triangle: What are three points you
learned today?
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39. Let's practice!
Purpose: Identify Tier 2
words in Bruce Neel's
"What a Glorious Nation
We Live In"
40. Our Word List for the Day is taken
from the essay,
"What a Glorious Nation We Live In"
Author: Bruce Neel
41.
42. How Well Do I Know These Words?
instill gobble
reparations trampling
accommodate impassioned
plea stabilizing
compensation contributions
from Words, Words, Words by Janet Allen
43. A Picture Walk
lomo fisheye 2 at Chester Cathedral by Adam Foster l Codefore
48. Step 1: Typical Classroom Activities
• "How Well Do I Know These Words?"
• Picture Walk
o  compensation
• Use Context Clues to Describe the Word
o  accommodate
• Root Word and Affix
o  impassioned
54. Step 2: Typical Classroom Activities
•  Students repeat the word.
•  Teacher can define it or question students about the
meaning of the word.
•  Define Me!
•  Teacher describes the word in context, student writes own
definition.
•  Add to a Vocabulary Notebook
•  Concept Circles
58. to eat hurriedly and cram, devour,
noisily gorge, gulp,
scarf, stuff
gobble
Hurry up and gobble nibble
up the cookies before peck
your mom comes pick
home!
When I am hungry I
tend to gobble up my
food.
76. Step 6 - Typical Classroom Activities
Silent Chalk Talk
What are some
ways students can
independently apply
their knowledge of
words?
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