Know - Explicit instruction of vocabulary helps students to make meaning of text/content.
Understand - A student’s vocabulary impacts his/her ability to effectively read, write, listen, and speak.
Do - Apply high yield routines/strategies for vocabulary learning.
Content
In reflecting on Scarborough’s Reading Rope, we recognize how Vocabulary Knowledge is a critical strand in the development of confident and capable readers.
Step One
As you ready your brain to view an “Expert Minute” with Dr. Anita Archer, think about the term, “Explicit Instruction.”
Make a list of at least three words that come to mind.
“Expert Minute” with Dr. Anita Archer
During and after viewing the content, think about your key terms.
What connections can you make?
How might you modify your list?
Step Two
View a second short video (linked below) in which Dr. Archer demonstrates an explicit revisit of three key terms following an interactive read aloud.
For one of the key terms, make a tally mark for every time Dr. Archer has the students say the vocabulary word. What do you notice?
As you watch, think about what resonates with you and why.
Demonstration Video of Explicit Vocabulary Instruction ~Dr. Anita Archer
Think about a read-aloud or content lesson you plan to share during the first unit of study.
What keywords will you explicitly teach?
What strategies will you embed as part of Before, During, and After interactions to help students acquire, make meaning, and deepen their understanding?
Interaction/Try-out/Sandbox
Step Four
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