Presentation on the importance of Academic Vocabulary for Academic success.

1. Shared Academic
Vocabulary or Word
Knowledge = Academic
Success
Suzanne Rogers, M.Ed and Krystle Hula

2. QR Code for folder of materials

3. What is Academic Vocabulary?
1. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) define
academic vocabulary words as the words that are
traditionally used in academic dialogue and text.
Specifically, it refers to words that are not necessarily
common or that children would encounter in
conversation.

4. Why is it important?

5. Step One: Develop Word Consciousness
• Create a culture for word learning by fostering
an appreciation for words. All teachers need to
show enthusiasm.
Word walls (Academic and Power)
Word Wondering
Students feeling powerful with words

6. Step Two: Academic Vocabulary Instruction
• Provide systematic instruction in words that
focuses on a deep understanding of word
knowledge.

7. Expectations:
1. Use of academic vocabulary to comprehend
text.
2.Use of academic vocabulary by teacher and
student in discussions.
3.Use of academic vocabulary in writing

8. How do we do it? Robert Marzano
Step 1: Teacher provides a description, explanation or example of the new term
Step 2: Students restate an explanation of the new term in their own words
Step 3: Students create a nonlinguistic representation of the term
Step 4: Students periodically do activities that help add to their knowledge of the
vocabulary terms
Step 5: Students are periodically asked to discuss terms with one another
Step 6: Students are periodically involved in games that allow them to review terms
We recommend the 6 steps that Robert Marzano presents in his book Building
Academic Vocabulary (2004).

9. What does it look like in a school?
Teach 2-4 words per week per grade level.
Post on school bulletin board and in each classroom.
Share word lists via Quizlet/StudyBlue/Vocabulary.com
with parents.
Teachers expect students to use Academic Vocabulary in
discussion and in writing.

10. Example: Vocabulary.com
http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/388513/prac
tice

11. Student engagement
Instagram-click a pic of the word in a text
Twitter-tweet a photo or sentence using the
word
#academicvocabulary
Low tech-posters, bulletin boards, discussion,
and writing,

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