Kinesthetics in the Classroom A Different Approach on Vocabulary Instruction Kaitlin, Nathan, Sam, & Victoria

Game Plan Introductions Please stand (Nathan) Split up into content groups Science + 2 Math Music

Total Physical Response (TPR) Howard Gardners Multiple Intelligences kinesthetic learners Secondary students have a lot of energy kinesthetics provides a constructive channel of energy while learning.

What is TPR? Information received through kinesthetics increases retention (Block 461) Kinesthetic motions increase comprehension of abstract concepts & vocabulary through mental representations. (Block 461) Recent research proposes that the cerebellum is involved in reading; previously it was considered responsible for primarily kinesthetic function. coincidence? (Armstong 79)

TPR & English Language Learners Often used in language/vocabulary class. Language is introduced by the teacher verbally along with a modeled appropriate action. Small groups of students copy the verbalization and action as the rest of the class observes. The original work by James Asher (1966) experimental groups had significantly higher levels of comprehension and retention when utilizing TPR. (Asher 79)

TIME - OUT In your groups, Please: Discuss how you could use TPR with ELLs in your subject area Write your best idea on the board

Guided Role - Play Assists teachers in implementing challenging texts into the classroom. Students role-play a scenario from the reading. Aid students ability to identify respective concepts and important vocabulary in the reading (Simon 136) Brief In-Class Role Plays (BIRPs) - short, real-life situations for students to act out. increases student motivation, problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, creativity, social skills, and performance on testing. (Sojka 25) Charades/Role playing for concept acquisition- groups are given several terms and attempt to act out each term while the class guesses the term. (Schulte 15)

TIME - OUT In your groups, Please: Discuss how you could use guided role-play in your subject. Write your best idea on the board

Comprehension Process Motions (CPMs) Movements that assign visual and physical representations of comprehension processes including finding main ideas, inferring, predicting, and clarifying. Research has shown that CPM implementation promotes higher levels of comprehension and vocabulary performance on various tests. (Block 468)

TIME - OUT In your groups, Please: Discuss how you could use CPMs in your subject. Write your best idea on the board

Wrap - up Significantly higher levels of comprehension and retention when utilizing TPR (Asher 79) Role play builds prior knowledge of ideas and improves comprehension of complex material Comprehension Process Motions (CPM) improves comprehension and vocabulary performance (Block 468)

Wrap - up How we used kinesthetic teaching aids during our presentation Candy Stretching Moving into groups Getting up to the board

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