Strategy # ___2____

Strategy Name
Word Study: Developing Content Vocabulary

Brief Description:

In order to expand students content vocabulary, new words are introduced and
reinforced throughout a lesson. Using a variety of strategies (i.e., graphic organizers,
games, etc.) students learn new vocabulary and improve their content literacy.
Definitions should be taught, integrated into the lesson, repeated, and connected to
additional readings. Teachers should also demonstrate how the words are
meaningful to the students.


How you plan to use this strategy in your Practicum, Internship, Student
Teaching, or in your own classroom:

I would like to start each lesson by introducing new terms and establishing their
meanings. Therefore, when these terms are introduced throughout the lesson in
context, they will already have been exposed to them. During the lesson, I would
reinforce the vocabulary using graphic organizers. I like the Alike But Different
graphic organizer used in Tools for Teaching Content Literacy.

Alike But Different

Protons Neutrons Electrons



What We Have In Common
All sub-atomic particles





What Makes Us Unique
Positive Charge
Found in Nucleus
Determines Element
Neutral Charge
Found in Nucleus
Determines Mass
Negative Charge
Found Outside Nucleus
Determines Charge

How I Will Remember
By reviewing and studying this worksheet and understanding the structure and
components of an atom.