Vocabulary Are you the smartest person in the room? Learn to fake it with VOCABULARY.

Types of Vocabulary 4 types of vocabulary  Listening  Speaking  Reading  Writing Teachable moments in oral communications (speaking/listening) Teachable moments in printed communications (reading/writing)

A working definition for VOCABULARY Vocabulary is defined as the words we must know to communicate effectively.

WORD USAGE FOR MEANING Decoding Vocabulary Fluency

Recognizing and understanding written vocabulary is essential to reading. If vocabulary is not developed, and children are unable to understand word meanings as they read, the process is reduced to mindless decoding. Reutzel & Cooter, 2004 Teaching Children to Read Importance of Vocabulary to Reading

Vocabulary’s central and connective role in reading comprehension Reading Comprehension VOCABULARY Fast, accurate, printed word recognition Orthographic awareness Phonological awareness Oral Language proficiency Background Knowledge

Accurate word-building relies on sound/symbol acuity. Phonemic awareness is important to vocabulary. Hearing the sounds correctly is important to understanding new words  ream vs ring  scar vs scarf Orthography and syntax are also important, especially in reading and writing new vocabulary.  bough, rough, dough  This was a good time to present the present.  The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

…and so it is important to Seize teachable moments Address vocabulary as it occurs throughout the day Recognize range of vocabularies Encourage talk, talk, talk & read, read, read Create explicit lessons Identify which words to teach Build on language students have Use pictures/images to boost understanding

Choosing Words to Teach (Tier 1) Tier 2 (Tier 3) Tier One Words  Consist of the most basic words that rarely require instruction in school  clock  baby  happy Tier Three Words  Include words whose frequency is quite low and probably learned best when needed in a content area  isotope  peninsula  cumulus

Identifying Tier 2 Words Appear frequently in texts. A word that a mature child in this grade level would use. Is a general, but sophisticated word. Children already know words to express this concept.

Samples of Tier 2 Words Would the following words be appropriate for the specified grade level?  Kindergarten--disappear  First grade—disturb  Second grade--absurd How would students express these words?

Teaching Tier 2 Words Characterize the word and how it is used Explain the meaning of the word in everyday language (imagery helps) Revisit the word in a passage to see if other words help give you clues. Use the word in sample sentences. Have we used the dictionary yet?

Attaching Reasons Explicit Strategy #1 Attaching Reasons Tier 2 Words seek fortune imaginary companion trusty appear Attaching Reasons When you are playing with your friends and pretending you are flying an airplane, we say the airplane is imaginary? Why? What are some other things that could be imaginary? Why was Grace’s tutu imaginary?

Choices Explicit Strategy #2 Choices Tier 2 Words seek fortune imaginary companion trusty appear Examples/Choices Which of these things might be considered trusty? Why or why not? A dog that greets you at the school bus every afternoon. A bird sitting on a telephone wire.

Word Associations Explicit Strategy #3 Word Associations Tier 2 Words seek fortune imaginary companion trusty appear Word Associations Which word goes with friend? Which word goes with valuable ?

Day-to-Day Vocabulary Encounters Daily rotations, routines, instructions Alphabet cheers and chants (nouns & verbs!) Read Well stories (duet, especially) Spelling & Writing Conventions (1 st gr LA) ReadMore! (imagery) Accelerated Reader (status of the class) Centers (reinforcement) Timed passages (fiction & non-fiction)

What do you know? 1. Which are Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3? Words that are related to a particular subject. Words a child already knows. Words that are more sophisticated, but their concepts may be explained with words a child already knows. 2. True or False? Vocabulary instruction should not begin until a student has mastered all the spelling rules. 3. An explicit vocabulary lesson (a) uses props and builds on language a child already has; (b) asks children to look up definitions in the dictionary?

BY: AMBER, MOLLY, & SCOT That’s Vocabulary.