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Building Vocablulary
Building Vocablulary
Building Vocablulary
Vocabulary
Cindy Gwinn
Staff Development
Fun With Words!
Gestures
Pictures
Objects
You’re so pointless!
Why build vocabulary?
The meanings of individual words contribute to
the meanings of sentences and therefore to
understanding.
After the age of five, oral conversation is a much
less effective way of developing vocabulary
knowledge.
As students increase their reading skills, text
becomes the vehicle for learning many new
words that are not part of their oral vocabulary.
How do our students feel about
vocabulary?
What is the author saying?
Discuss with your neighbor:
“Paula put down her pirn, wrapped herself in a
paduasoy, and entered puerperium.”
Story about birthing
Pirn – tool for weaving
Paduasoy – Japanese style silken robe
Puerperium – the time of beginning labor to
birth
•We have no access to meaning because we
didn’t get the vocabulary!
Five Components of
Reading
1. Phonemic Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Vocabulary
4. Comprehension
5. Fluency
Framework for Reading
MOTIVATION
DECODING COMPREHENSION
Word
Academic Comprehension
Recognition Fluency Strategies
Language
Strategies
Comprehension Monitoring
Background Knowledge
(Re)organizing Text
Vocabulary
Automaticity
Concepts of Print
Sight Words
Phonics
Repetitions
Rich Context
Incidental Learning
Computer Technology
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Use multiple vocabulary instruction
methods
Model for Choosing
Vocabulary From Text
“3-Tier Model”
Low-frequency words; Developed by Isabel Beck
Technical words
Tier 3
Words to Teach
Tier 2 high frequency, high utility
look
Practicing Vocabulary
“Articulate”
Take a noun card.
Vocabulary Circles