Vocabulary
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Vocabulary Instruction at Home
Vocabulary Instruction at Home
Watch Julia model how to use Semantic Maps to build your child's vocabulary
Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction
Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction
Vocabulary Red Book.pdfPromoting Vocabulary Development
This is part of the "Red Book" series developed by the Texas Education Agency. Much like the Practice Guides from WWC, it summarizes researched-based best practices for vocabulary instruction.
WWC_english_learners_rec 1.pdfTeaching Academic Content & Literacy to ELLs
The first recommendation in this practice guide is: Teach a set of academic vocabulary words intensively across several days using a variety of instructional activities.
While this practice guide is written specifically for work with English Language Learners, many of the key ideas would be helpful for native speaking students as well.
While this practice guide is written specifically for work with English Language Learners, many of the key ideas would be helpful for native speaking students as well.
wwc_foundationalreading_Rec 1.pdfFoundational Skills for Teaching Reading for Understanding
The first recommendation in this practice guide is: Teach students academic language skills, including the use of inferential and narrative language, and vocabulary knowledge.
Sample Lessons
Sample Lessons
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Semantic Gradients
Vocabulary Wheel of Fortune
This is a great example of going into depth into one word, rather than trying to "go over" a lot of vocabulary words.
From explicitinstruction.org
Activities & Resources
Activities & Resources
Florida Center for Reading Research Vocabulary Printables
conceptmap2.pdfConcept Map Template
This is a generic concept map template from ReadWriteThink.org that could be used at almost any grade level.
Personal Vocabulary Journals.docPersonal Vocabulary Journal
This document includes both procedures and examples for building a personal vocabulary journal, based upon the work of K.D. Wood Ray.
SFA.pdfSemantic Features Analysis
This is based upon the work of Steven Stahl. In a semantic features analysis, students develop word meanings by comparing and contrasting the details or characteristics of concepts. These concepts can be related to something they read or are learning about in school. The attached document contains instructions, examples, and a template for creating your own semantic features analysis.
word_parts.pdfUsing Word Parts
This document contains templates and activities for helping students explore and apply the meanings of prefixes, base words, and suffixes.
Semantic-Gradients-handout.docSemantic Gradients
This is a document from ReadingRockets.org you can use to build a Semantic Gradients lesson. For more information, see the video on semantic gradients under "sample lessons".