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Why teach Vocabulary?
Why teach Vocabulary?
The research of Hart and Risley (1995) reveals a startling disparity in the language of children from professional families, working class families, and welfare families. By the age of three, children from welfare families experience 30 million fewer words than children from professional families. This oft-cited 30 million word gap doesn’t end with 3 year olds.
Explore the slides from a former K-3 ICN Vocabulary webinar. Please note these slides were interactive and show ideas from 3 different groups on ways to teach vocabulary words explicitly.
Resources:
Resources:
Antonyms- Another Word: This activity allows students to pair pictured antonyms. All resources are provided.
Synonyms- Another Word: This activity allows students to pair pictured synonyms.
Cube Word Sort: Students sort and categorize words.
Homophones Go Fish game: students practice identifying homophones through the Go Fish game.
About Me Describing Words: student practices using describing words about themselves.
Extreme Words: students identify the relationship among words and sort word cutouts on a continuum.
Word Wakeup: The student will identify more precise alternatives for overused words.
Concept Connection: The student will identify similarities and differences between the meanings of words.
Image Talk Play Games: Games students can play after being taught vocabulary words explicitly using pictures and actions.
Digital Resources:
Digital Resources:
Use wordwall.net to design your own vocabulary experiences for your students. Below are examples of how to use wordwall.net to reinforce vocabulary through games and activities:
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