VocabularyVocabulary

Vocabulary BackgroundVocabulary BackgroundWhen students graduate from

high school their vocabulary is around 25,000 words.

Students vocabulary grows about 3000 words a year.

However, if you teach your students 10-15 words a week then at the end of the school year you will have taught 555 words.

How are students How are students learning?learning?Family activitiesHobbiesTripsTelevisionREADING

Vocabulary StrategyVocabulary StrategyMorphemesMorphemes

Use your knowledge of morphemes to decode the following word. What does it mean:

PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS

Need some help?Need some help?

Let’s see if context helps … Because of his proximity to Mt. Saint Helens, he

contracted PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS

Pneumono - related to the lungs Ultra - transcending; super Micro – small Scopic– related to a viewing instrument Silico- the mineral silicon Volcano- eruption in the earth from which molten rock,

steam, and dust issue Coni ( konis) – dust Osis – referring to a disease condition

Morphemic AnalysisMorphemic AnalysisStudents can learn meanings of

words by locating the words root, prefix, and suffix.

Omnivorous omni=allCarnivorous carno=fleshHerbivorous

herb=vegetation

vorous=to swallow up

Levels of Word KnowledgeLevels of Word KnowledgeUnknown word—I don’t know this

wordInitial recognition—I have seen or

heard this word or I can pronounce it

Partial word knowledge—I know one meaning of this word and can use it in a sentence

Full word knowledge—I know more than one meaning or several ways to use this word.

Components of Word Components of Word StudyStudy1. Concepts and word meanings2. Multiple meanings3. Morphemic analysis4. Synonyms5. Antonyms6. Homonyms7. Etymologies8. Figurative meanings

Concepts and Word Concepts and Word MeaningsMeaningsYou have 60 seconds to write

single words.You have 60 seconds to write

single words about summer vacations.

Most students can learn more words when they attach them to a concept.

Multiple Meanings of Multiple Meanings of WordsWordsStudents need to be exposed to

words in meaningful contexts in order to learn the multiple meanings of words.

Write down the meanings you can think of for the word BANK.

How would you explain these multiple meanings to students learning English or students of special need?

SynonymsSynonymsWords that have the same or

nearly the same meaning as other words

Cold: cool, chilly, frigid, icy, frosty, freezing

I got hurt yesterday. I cut my foot on a rock.

AntonymsAntonymsWords that express opposite

meanings.

There are opposites that are more appropriate than others.

What is the opposite of loud?She wore a very loud shirt.The plane flying overhead was

loud.

HomophonesHomophonesWords that sound alike but are

spelled differently.

The King Who Rained.

Etymology—the history of Etymology—the history of wordswordsZeroTattooRobotYogurtRestaurantDollarJungleumbrella

ItalianCzechTurkishPolynesian French ArabicGermanHindi

answersanswersZero ArabicTattoo PolynesianRobot CzechYogurt TurkishRestaurant FrenchDollar GermanJungle HindiUmbrella Italian

Figurative Meanings of Figurative Meanings of WordsWordsIdioms—groups of words that have

a special meaning. “I’m in hot water”◦Amelia Bedilia

Metaphors◦Compare two things by implying that

one is the other without using like or as.Similes

◦Compare two things by using like or as.

He is a hotdog!

He is as hot as a dog!

Vocabulary KWL +Vocabulary KWL +What I think I know about

this word

What can I do to find out

What I have Learned

Predict words from a textPredict words from a textLinking Literature and Popular

Culture Chapter 3: The Case for Popular

Culture in American ClassroomsWhat words do you predict would

be in the chapter?How could you use this strategy

with your students?

Word MapWord Map

Example Nonexample

AntonymSynonym

angry

PAVEPAVEPrediction, Association, Verification, Prediction, Association, Verification, EvaluationEvaluation

1. Students write the sentence or context in which the word appears.

2. They write the word again.3. They write a sentence of their own.4. They check the words meaning in a

dictionary.5. They examine steps 3 and 4 and

write a better sentence.6. They draw an image to help them

remember the meaning of the word. I never divulge a secret that a friend has entrusted to me.

Knowledge RatingKnowledge Rating

Rate your knowledge of these words

Word Know Well Seen/heard it Don’t Know

Pedagogy

Semiotics

Literacy

Hermeneutics

Paradigm

Verbal/Visual AssociationVerbal/Visual Association

Word Example

Definition Non example

Verbal/Visual Association Verbal/Visual Association ModifiedModifiedWord Picture

Definition Example

RIVETRIVET

Academic “Hangman” Introduces or Reinforces

VocabularyCan be used whole group or in

student teams

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WebsitesWebsiteswww.wordorigins.orgwww.dictionary.comhttp://www.voycabulary.com/

◦Will create definition links on any webpage

www.readwritethink.org◦Go to lessons, choose grade level,

then “learning about language”, choose vocabulary

ActivityActivityChoose a topic and a vocabulary

activity and explain how you would implement it in your classroom.