Vocabulary

Sites for Teachers

1. Vocabulix: This online tool is designed to help jumpstart students’ vocabulary skills, with more than 90 vocabulary lessons, and the option to create lessons of your own.
2. Wordsteps: Wordsteps makes it easy for students to build their own vocabulary collection, and even access their vocabulary through a mobile device for English language learners.
3. Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon: Check out this lexicon that offers images demonstrating the true meaning of the word, making it easier for English language learners to understand.
4. Vocab.com www.vocabulary.com allows teachers to create word lists challenge students to learn the words. Students can compete with each other to earn the highest score.
5. OZDIC Collocation dictionary: https://www.ozdic.com/ helps students to search for common collocations given a target words.

Vocabulary diagrams

Activities and Techniques

Taken from SIOP strategies

Cognitive Content Dictionary

This strategy can be use to emphasize key vocabulary. First, the teacher selects a word from the unit vocabulary. Next, students predict the meaning of the selected word. Once the teachers has discussed the actual definition of the word, students write or sketch something that will help them remember the meaning. Finally, students are asked to use the word in a sentence.

http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/cognitive-dictionary-vocabulary-builder/- template

Concept Definition Map

This strategy can be used to emphasize key vocabulary. The Concept Definition Map graphic organizer encourages students to reflect on new vocabulary words in terms of three attributes:

1. Category- What it is?

2. Properties- What Is It Like?

3. Illustrations- What Are Some Examples?

http://leavittsgeopage.pbworks.com/f/concept+definition+map+template.pdf-template

Frayer Model

This strategy can be used to emphasize key vocabulary. The Frayer Model requires students to define, identify characteristics, and name examples and nonexamples of new vocabulary words. For students with lower levels of proficiency, pictures may be used to support understanding.

http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/frayer-model- video & templates

Vocab Dice Review

This strategy can be used to review key vocabulary. First, the teacher calls out a vocab word from the previous lesson or unit. Next, students roll a die. The number the number the die lands on determines the activity the students will need to perform with the vocabulary word the teacher has selected.

1=Make a connection to another word

2=Give the definition of the word

3=Draw the word

4=Act the word out

5=Name a synonym and antonym of the word

6= Use the word in a sentence

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B--2eAGJKttrMkNBYzcwOVgxT00/edit?usp=sharing- handout

Vocabulary Fortune Teller

This strategy can be used to review key vocabulary. Students create fortune teller foldables to review vocabulary.

https://docs.google.com/a/godfrey-lee.org/file/d/0B4JgcAvV-ub_d1NJeGllcXlUS3V1VXVaR3RteEVhdw/edit?pli=1- example & template

Vocabulary Mental Connections

This strategy can be used to emphasize key vocabulary. Students examine new vocabulary words while creating flashcards that can be later used for review. First, students record the new vocabulary word on the front on an index card. Next, students think about a mental connection that will assist them with remembering the word and draw a picture of their connection under the word. The students then turn over the index card and draw a vertical line down the center. On the left side, students should write the heading synonyms and record words with similar meanings to the vocab word on the front on the index card. On the right side, students should write the heading antonyms and record words with opposite meanings to the vocab word on the front of the index card.