![]() I want to share a long quote from a paper from the Massachusetts Reading Association. Vocabulary instruction IS NOT quizzing your students by having them name synonyms for a list of 10 words. Vocabulary instruction IS NOT learning large lists of word definitions. What vocabulary instruction IS NOT is drill and kill. There is a huge emphasis on understanding how words can mean different things in different contexts, and how meanings can change based on word beginnings or endings. This is why I’ve included so many multiple meaning words in the packet. Allow students to read, see, and use words in different contexts. Students need the ability to think about language and what they know.Ĥ. Increase a student’s word consciousness, meaning students demonstrate increased metacognitive and metalinguistic knowledge about words. Our students need to practice the word by speaking it, reading it, and writing it.ģ. Incorporate a variety of language skills and modalities. We need to give our students lots of practice hearing and using the word.Ģ. We can’t just have students hear a word once and pair it with a definition or synonym and expect it to stick. Include multiple repetitions of the same target word. Effective Vocabulary Instruction:īased on the research I’ve read, vocabulary instruction needs to…ġ. Teaching your students vocabulary strategies like how words work is a great way to help give them the skills to compare, break apart, and understand words they’ll encounter in the future. There are word patterns all around us that we use to help us understand new, unfamiliar words. They made the connection between “migrate” and “immigration” when that topic came up during a class discussion. ![]() This happened with one of my students after we discussed the word “migrate” and how migr- is a root word that means “move”. I love when my students start making connection between words they perceive as “easy” and words that they don’t understand in their textbooks. Might seem simple at first but are related to much more difficult curricular words. It is an incredibly important word to understand.Ĥ. For example, the word prediction is often used in sports and in science class and while reading books. Sometimes it is a verb, sometimes it is a noun.ģ. Look at the table below (straight from a worksheet in my packet) and think about how “issue” can mean so many different things depending on the context. Words like “issue” are surprisingly confusing. You can use these words to help students understand how the part of speech can change using different endings.Ģ. ![]() For example, the word “luxury” was included because it helps you understand other, similar words like “deluxe” and “luxurious”. Lead to increased understanding of other words. I dwindled it down to 100 by choosing words that…ġ. The resources I used contained hundreds, if not thousands, of vocabulary words. Then, I chose 10 frequently occurring words from each major content area (english language arts, science, social studies, math) to target as well. Sixty of these vocabulary words are general, meaning they can be used across settings and content areas. I found this amazing resource called Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students – Research-Based Lists & Strategies for Key Content Areas.īetween this resource and vocabulary words I compiled while pushing into the classroom, I gathered a list of 100 words. ![]() I wanted the words I targeted to be relevant to their curriculum and frequently occurring. Yes, we want to target tier 2 words but we all know picking words should be so much more than that. The biggest hurdle when creating materials or deciding how to work on vocabulary strategies is target selection. ![]() Therefore, I have been targeting vocabulary within the majority of my groups this past year. The vast majority of my students demonstrate some underlying difficulty related to vocabulary. Read on to learn more about how I’m improving the vocabulary skills of my students! I’ve spent the past year coming up with a thorough packet to target these skills in a meaningful, evidence-based, effective way. Working in a middle school, many of the students I see demonstrate decreased vocabulary skills when compared to their peers. Ready for 100 no-prep, printable vocabulary worksheets, featuring vocabulary words targeting a variety of age-appropriate, functional, academically relevant words? Check out my Upper Level Vocabulary Strategies: Worksheets + Assessment for Speech Therapy! (Or for all ages, my Vocabulary Worksheets for Speech Therapy: One Sheet, Digital, Uses Real Pictures). ![]()
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