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Visual Vocabulary: Engage Students with Critical Thinking
Instead of MemorizationPresenter: Beth Lawrence, M.A., CCC-SLP
Boys Latin Sponsor: Stephanie McKew, M.Ed.
©2017 InferCabulary®
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Disclosure Statement
• Beth Lawrence and Deena Seifert are speech-language pathologists and co-founders of Communication Apptitude, Inc. They created InferCabulary and WordQuations.
• Communication Apptitude, Inc. benefits financially from sales of these products.
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Welcome!
Participants will:
• Describe best practice vocabulary instruction• Demonstrate understanding of Semantic Reasoning • Create InferCabulary and WordQuations lessons
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Importance of Vocabulary
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WORDS
Reading Comprehension
Silverman & Hantraft, 2015
Learning
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Students who enter kindergartenwith low vocabulary
At risk traditional methods
Loftus et al., 2010
Perform poorly academically
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For academic success,12th graders need to know
Proctor, Silverman, Harring, & Montecillo, 2012
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High-achieving12th graders know
(only 4% of students)
Eide, 2011
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Why is vocabulary important?• 2/3 of students in the U.S. struggle with reading
comprehension and vocabulary is the building block for comprehension.
• Students need to understand 95-98% of the words in a given text independently to comprehend text.*
• It’s one of the 5 pillars of reading.**
*Hu & Nation, 2000**Reading First (Title I, Part B, Subpart 1), 2000 National Reading Panel
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Breadth vs. Depthsemantic
representations for each known word
(predicts comprehension)
Walley, Metsala, & Garlock, 2003
number of lexical entries(predicts decoding)Ouellette & Beers, 2010
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Two Phases
Extended Mapping(Depth)
Fast Mapping(Breadth)
A child’s ability to learn a new word or concept with minimal exposure to it
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the number of words—at any given time—an elementary/middle school student is in process of learning “deeply”
Carey & Bartlett, 1978
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Vocabulary Struggles
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The Problem
Using language to teach language to students who
struggle with language…
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Why do kids struggle?
• Kids are not reading as much or have reading disabilities
• Not everyone is using instruction that incorporates best practices
• Students have limited exposures to words in a variety of contexts
• Learning words is a neurological process• Language disorders/learning disabilities
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Vocabulary Instruction Must Emphasize1. Active engagement
2. Multiple contexts
3. Using visuals
4. Morphology (parts of words)
5. Semantics (graphic organizers)
6. Kinesthetic (drama)
7. Repetition Beck & McKeown, 2013
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Two Vocabulary Methods
InferCabulary WordQuations
nouns and adjectives verbs
uses Semantic Reasoning formula for determining subtle meanings of verb synonyms
higher order vocabulary skills character motivation andverb choices in writing
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Using features of verbs to understand verb synonyms
WordQuations®
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Inspiration For WordQuations
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Examples of glance from Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
“Her mother shook her head quickly, and glanced at the open window covered only by the sheer curtain. Annemarie understood.”
“Another man arrived: an old man, bearded. Quietly he went to the living room and sat down, saying nothing to the others, who only glanced at him.”
“Annemarie did instantly as she was told. The basket. The packet, at the bottom. She covered it with a napkin. Then some wrapped cheese. An apple. She glanced around the kitchen saw some bread and added that. The basket was full.”
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Break down the synonym into an equation
glance =
look + quickly short+ +
Base word + speed + degree + emotionor motive
WordQuations®
curioushurried
unimportant
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Now for a little practice
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BaseWord Speed Quality Motive\
EmotionSynonym
meander
babble
embrace
flash
WordQuations®
touch slowlyto comfortshow love
greet
talkworried
confusedoblivious
Loudlyquietlyquickly
walk slowly gentlypowerfully
to exploreFeeling relaxed
gentlypowerfully
look angerquickly short
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WordQuations®
SpeedBase Word
QuantityTimeHeavinessVolumeIntensity
Motiveor
Emotion Synonym
+ ++ =
Low tech method using sticky notes or index cards
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Using Semantic Reasoning Skills to Learn Word
Meanings
®InferCabulary
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prudent[prood-nt]
adjectiveWise or judicious in practical affairs;sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
Typical Dictionary Definition
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Process: Rote memorization of 11th grade words indefinition to “learn” a 6th grade word
Results: Students forget definition after test
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Visuals with Verbal
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The Inspiration forInferCabulary ®
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We devised InferCabularyâ as a method to avoid using language
(the students’ primary weakness) as the initial method
to teach vocabulary meaning for nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
InferCabulary Method®
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DemonstrationInferCabulary ®
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Deena Seifert, M.S., [email protected]
Copies of this presentation, handouts and researchare available on
InferCabulary.com
Beth Lawrence, M.A., [email protected]
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