This document provides instructions for creating a vocabulary list using Read&Write for Google. It explains that creating vocabulary lists can help students build familiarity with novel words and improve reading comprehension. The steps outlined include selecting words to highlight, using the highlight tool, and generating the list by clicking the vocabulary button. The completed list in a new Google Doc tab displays the word, its meaning, and a picture definition for each highlighted term from the original text.

1. CREATING A TEXT AND IMAGE BASED LEARNING OBJECT
EDUC 7343C – Creating Digital Media
Jeanna R. Wagner
Student ID #A00359401
Dr. John Muehl
December 27, 2015

2. Creating a Vocabulary List Using Read&Write For
Google:
Your Guide For Assisting Students
Objectives:
• Assist teachers and instructional assistants who are working with students
using Read&Write for Google
• Demonstrate the steps necessary to create a vocabulary list using
Read&Write for Google
• Break down the output created by using the vocabulary list feature of
Read&Write for Google

3. Why Create a Vocabulary List?
• “Research on the acquisition of new word meanings reveals that
problems in learning word meanings are closely linked to reading
comprehension skills” (Nitzkin, 2014, p. 27)
• Helping students gain familiarity with novel vocabulary assists in
later reading comprehension (Mitchell, 2013, 202)

4. Pull down the Read&Write for
Google toolbar by clicking the
puzzle piece found on the address
bar. Now you have all of the
Read&Write tools at your disposal!
Creating a Vocabulary List – Find your Read&Write for Google
Toolbar

5. • Students select
words that they wish
to explore further
• Choose highlighter
on R&W toolbar
• Selected words will
now be shaded with
highlighted color
Creating a Vocabulary List – Select vocabulary words, then choose a
highlighter

6. • Creating the
vocabulary list
• Choose vocabulary
button
• Google Docs works in
the background
• The vocabulary list is
created on a new
document in a new
tab
Creating a Vocabulary List – Use the vocabulary button to generate
vocabulary list
Vocabulary button

7. Creating a Vocabulary List – Navigate to your newly created vocabulary list
• Your vocabulary
list is created in
a new tab,
directly to the
right of your
current tab.
• The vocabulary
list is also now a
separate Google
Doc in the
Google Drive

8. Peruse the Vocabulary List
• Components of the completed vocabulary list
• Word – vocabulary word highlighted by student
• Meaning – definition of highlighted word
• Symbol – picture definition of highlighted word

9. Rate Your Experience
Please follow this link to take a short quiz about your experience with this learning object:
https://docs.google.com/a/waldenu.edu/forms/d/1YXinm4s1Hr3neuM0u0DtKLZip3MHuXz
9NYRu80oQ6-8/viewform?usp=send_form

10. References
Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). e-Learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and
designers of multimedia learning (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.
Mayer, R. E., & Moreno, R. (2003). Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning. Educational
Psychologist, 38(1), 43–52.
Mitchell, A. & Brady, S. (Oct 2013). The effect of vocabulary knowledge on novel word identification. Annals of
Dyslexia, v63 n(3).
Nitzkin, A., Katzir, T., & Shulkind, S. (Jan 2014). Improving Reading Comprehension One Word at a Time. Middle
School Journal, v45 n(3).
Vaughan, T. (2014). Multimedia: Making it work (9th ed.). New York, NY: Osborne/McGraw-Hill.