1. Richmond Public Schools An Introduction to

2. What is Flocabulary? Wouldn’t it be great if academic content was as easy to memorize as the lyrics to your favorite song? The Concept

3. What is Flocabulary? The Program Original, professionally produced, authentic hip-hop music Online library of 600+ videos, activities and assessments for all subjects, grades K-12 with research-based and standards-aligned academic topics An engaging tool to increase your students vocabulary acquisition, reading and writing skills, and mastery of content.

4. What is Flocabulary? A motivated student is a more successful student. Our Core Idea

5. So… Do rhymes really work?

6. In what year did Columbus sail?

7. In what year did the Mayflower sail? How Flocabulary does it…

8. Music and Learning Songs and rhymes are extremely powerful learning aids! Music facilitates the encoding and retrieval of sequential verbal information (Wolfe and Horn, 1993; Shehan, 1981; Wallace, 1994). Music forms long-lasting relationships to academic content (Wallace and Rubin, 1998). A song is the best all-around mnemonic device for facilitating a student’s recall of facts, definitions and concepts (Kimmel, 1994).

9. Multisensory Instruction Songs and rhymes are extremely powerful learning aids! Two simultaneous exposures are better than one. Auditory and visual exposures to the content aid in acquisition and retention.

10. Support Instruction Across the Curriculum Science Social Studies Language Arts Introduce, reinforce, and review key concepts Engage students with the curriculum Leverage the power of song to aid memorization Math

11. The Flocabulary Promise Student Achievement On average, students scored 25% higher on state reading tests after using Flocabulary Student Engagement Increase participation Increase student focus Increase student engagement

12. Using your Teacher Account  Create classes  Invite students and assign quizzes  Review student results  Manage student accounts  Help! Where to find support and training documentation

13. Okay… Let’s go check it out.

14. Create Your Teacher Account http://flocabulary.com/accounts/select- school/richmond-city-pblc-schs-2  If you are new to Flocabulary, you will be prompted to set up an account.  If you’ve ever set up a trial or paid Flocabulary account before, enter your email address, and you will be prompted to enter your password.

15. In Review… You and your students get access to everything. All the time. Hundreds of songs, videos and activities for all subjects, K-12 24/7 web-based access from any computer or internet device Standards-aligned, research- based and proven to increase achievement

16. In Review… You can find relevant content in a variety of ways. Five Ways to Search

17. In Review… And many ways to extend your lessons! Writing Academic Rhymes Complete lesson plans Instrumental beats Recording resources and tips Classroom Mini-Games Competitive games for vocabulary, math and more Easy-to-follow lesson plans for teachers Weekly Contest, and more New contest every week for Week in Rap Reproducible activities, “Flocab, Month by Month”

18. Please read the following: Yet it takes little perspicacity to show that the text does not practice what it preaches. A rhetorical reading of the passage reveals that the figural praxis and the metafigural theory do not converge and that the assertion of the mastery of metaphor over metonymy owes its persuasive power to the use of metonymic structures. - From Allegories of Reading by Paul De Man

19. Reading Comprehension Vocabulary instruction is one of the three key elements in teaching reading comprehension (NRP, 2000). Children’s vocabulary as measured in Pre-K is directly correlated with reading comprehension in upper elementary grades (Dickinson and Tabois, 2001).

20. The Vocabulary Gap Reading comprehension is 63% vocabulary. There is no better predictor of achievement on state reading tests than the size of a student’s vocabulary. -Dr. Roger Farr Former President, IRA

21. The Vocabulary Gap Hart & Risley (1995)

22. The Vocabulary Gap GradeAverage Student Bottom 25% End of PreK3,4402,440 End of Kindergarten 4,3003,016 End of Grade 1 5,1603,592 End of Grade 2 6,0204,168 Beginning in the intermediate grades, the “achievement gap” between socioeconomic groups is a language gap (Hirsh, 2002).

23. Vocabulary knowledge is key to academic success.

24. Comprehensive Vocabulary Program Research-based instructional sequence Multiple exposures to critical Tier 2 (cross-curricular) words Engaging, multisensory approach to word ownership

25. Breaking Down Vocabulary Tier 1: Basic “scaffolding” words run, tooth, find, answer Tier 2: Grade-Level, interdisciplinary “utility” words vital, refuge, barren Tier 3: Content-Area words amoeba, hypotenuse, federalism Sources: (Beck, McKeown, Kucan, 2002); (Calderon et al, 2005)

26. Flexible Weekly Schedule Grades 2-8 14 Units per grade level (not sequential) Flexible schedule options flocabulary.com/vocabulary-lessons

27. Research & Results Results of “The World Up Project Efficacy Study” by the Educational Research Institute of America (2009) Proven to Increase Achievement Proven to Increase State Test Scores

28. Q & A

29. Writing Academic Rhymes! Mastery of Content Skill Integration Higher Order Thinking Skills https://www.flocabulary.com/warp/intro/ Basic outline of a lesson plans 50+ downloadable beats! Basic outline for a lesson plan The Flocabulary Formula to master any word!Flocabulary Formula Tips for Hip-Hop Songwriting Instructions for Classroom Recording

30. Writing Academic Rhymes! Word of the day is Pioneer Pioneer (noun.) – a person who is among the first to settle or explore a new country or area Three Steps for Mastery Say the word aloud Act it out Write a rhyme with it Basic Vocabulary Lesson

31. Writing Academic Rhymes! Step 1: Write a first line. “Lewis and Clark set out, yea they were pioneers” Step 2: Make a rhyming word bank Basic Vocabulary Lesson

32. Writing Academic Rhymes! Rhyming Word Bank – “pioneers” Perfect RhymesSlant Rhymes. “Lewis and Clark set out, yea they were pioneers”.

33. Writing Academic Rhymes! Spice Up Rhymes with Figurative Language “I’m cooler than a polar bear’s toenails” I’m sharp as a ___________. I keep it fresh like (a) __________. Life is a ___________.

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