Vocabulary

** Vocabulary **// Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to communicate effectively. In general, vocabulary can be described as oral vocabulary or reading vocabulary. Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use in speaking or recognize in listening. Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print. Direct vocabulary instruction// refers to students learning vocabulary when they are explicitly taught both individual words and word-learning strategies. Direct vocabulary instruction aids reading comprehension. //Contextual vocabulary instruction// is also referred to as indirect vocabulary instruction. Students learn vocabulary indirectly when they hear and see words used in many different contexts-for example, through conversations with adults, through being read to, and through reading extensively on their own.

 Resources
 * Academic Vocabulary The Roadmap is designed as an outline for the academic journey for ALL students. We know that not all students come to a grade with all the skills in place for that grade level. The Roadmap provides a way for a teacher to look at what skills the student might not have mastered the previous year and provides guidance for teaching them. The expertise of our teachers will ensure that they will use their unique skills and teaching experience to support all students in becoming successful learners.


 * Direct Vocabulary Instruction Narrrowing the Language Gap: A Case for Explicit Vocabulary Instructruction


 * Vocabulary Activities Resources Helpful Handouts for a variety of vocabulary development activities.


 * Word Walls Super Easy Word Walls How-To's


 * Wordle Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
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