2. So many good points made about learning vocabulary!
● Being intentional in teaching vocabulary
● Teaching vocabulary with ELLs in mind (strategies that
support their learning)
● Reading aloud to promote vocabulary growth
● Modeling dictionary usage (with technology!)
● Learning vocabulary in authentic ways
● Having school discussions about effective teaching of
vocabulary
● Noticing areas where students struggle with vocab (i.e.:
science, social studies, math)
3. Problems you are encountering with vocabulary instruction
● No consistency within your building/district of how
to teach vocab
● Focusing on other priorities; no time (gets pushed
to the back burner)
● Having to use vocabulary chosen by authors of
basals
● Unsure of the best strategies to use for each grade
level
4. This quote may make administrators sit up and take
notice of how important vocabulary instruction is!
One of the key indicators of students' success in
school, on standardized tests, and indeed, in life, is
their vocabulary. The reason for this is simply that the
knowledge anyone has about a topic is based on the
vocabulary of that information.
(Marzano & Pickering, 2005)
5. Practices shared in your discussions:
Marzano Vocabulary: requires training, creates consistency throughout the
building, results in a school-wide strong focus on vocabulary! Text resources
available.
http://www.marzanoresearch.com/vocabulary
Words Their Way: requires training, each teacher needs to use effectively to
see consistent results, also beneficial for word study, decoding, phonemic
awareness, spelling. Text resources available.
http://pdtoolkit.pearson.com/
(Contact your ISD for training possibilities)
Anita Archer vocabulary training (she provides training but also has videos on
you tube!).http://explicitinstruction.org/anita-l-archer-phd/
6. Other resources you may find helpful!
(Possible summer reading?)
An excellent article to get you thinking about vocabulary you use daily with your students: http://eric.ed.
gov/?id=EJ871736
