Vocabulary Rich Classrooms
Written By: Holly B. Lane, Stephanie Arriaza Allen
Katelyn Hansen, Section C, September 10, 2015
Main Ideas!
There are four types of vocabulary:
1. oral
1.basic words
1. wide reading
Be a word conscious teacher
1. oral
2. print
3. receptive
4. productive
1.basic words
2. words that are key to comprehension and are frequently used
3. words are taught as they are encountered
1. wide reading
2. instruction of individual words
3. word learning strategies
4.development of word consciousness
Be a word conscious teacher
My opinion of the article
I really liked the article. It gave a lot of good examples and strategies to use within any classroom. The main point, to me, about the article was using repetition and practice when teaching new vocabulary. The teacher in the article would repeat new vocabulary until the students understood what the word meant. The teacher taught her students a new vocabulary word without telling them the definition.
3 Questions:
- What are some different ways to teach vocabulary?
- How do you pick vocabulary for higher and lower level students?
- How can you assess if students are learning the new vocabulary?
Additional Resources
Vocabulary Game from Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/grades-4-5-vocabulary-games
Tips for Teaching Vocabulary from Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/vocabulary-instruction-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber
Citation
Lane, H., & Allen, S. (2010). The Vocabulary-Rich Classroom: Modeling Sophisticated Word Use to Promote Word Consciousness and Vocabulary Growth. The Reading Teacher, 63(5), 362-370. doi:10.1598/RT.63.5.2