thinking about vocabulary
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Thinking About Vocabulary
Kelly GardnerPARATESOL 2009
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A Little Bit About Me
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Vocabulary
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Research on Vocabulary
Knowing a word means morethan knowing the definition of aword (Scott and Nagy, 1997,Dale and O´Rourke, 1986)
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Research on VocabularyVocabulary instruction should
provideRich information about words and
their usesFrequent and varied opportunities for
student to think about and use wordsEnhanced student language
comprehension and production (Beck,McKeown, and Kucan, 2002)
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Vocabulary Activity: WordSort
Organize vocabulary into groups
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
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Vocabulary Activity:Word Sort
Organize vocabulary into groups
Critical AttributesCan be open or closed (with labels
or without) Students should justify why they
put the word where they did(critical thinking)
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Vocabulary Activity: Non-linguistic representation
Picture dictionary: Create a non-linguisticrepresentation of each vocabulary word.
Example:
Term Image
Accomodate: To allow for; consider theeducational or emotional needs of.
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Non-linguisticRepresentation
Critical AttributesStudents must understand words
before they create a non-linguisticrepresentation of the word.
The quality of the drawing shouldnot be judged.
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Vocabulary ActivityVocabulary Skits
Act out the meaning of your wordwithout speaking.
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Vocabulary Activity:Think-Pair-Share
Think/ Write about yourunderstanding of the word.
Pair with someone to describe,explain or compare understanding
Share your knowledge of the word bycreating a visual or dramatizing theword in order to teach it to others.
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Vocabulary Activity: Matching
Game Matching activityFind the person who has the
picture or card that correspondswith yours.
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Vocabulary Activity: MatchingCritical Attributes
Should be done with words thatwill create some discussionrepresentation of the word.
Adding a picture is helpful withlower level students.
Scaffold by cutting each pairdifferently
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Plan a Vocabulary Activity
Think of an English lesson thatintroduces new vocabulary.
Choose a vocabulary strategydiscussed today.
Plan how you will use it withthat lesson.
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ReflectionI believe...One thing I´ve learned...In my opinion...I´m confused about...I will use this...I now know...I think...I wonder...
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ResourcesAllen, J. (2007). Inside Words: Tools for
Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12.Portland: Stenhouse Publishers.
Beck, I. L., M. G. McKeown, and L. Kucan.(2002). Bringing Words to Life: RobustVocabulary Instruction. New York: GuilfordPress.
Dale, E., and J. O’Rourke. (1986). VocabularyBuilding: A Process Approach. Columbus,OH: Zaner-Bloser.
Scott, J. A., and W. Nagy. (1997).“Understanding the Definitions of UnfamiliarVerbs.” Reading Research Quarterly. 32 (2):184: 200.