Interactive Vocabulary Strategies
... to Move Academic Language to Everyday Language
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Here are some additional resources for you to use in your classroom or with teachers in your school! Hope you enjoy!
Marzano's Six-Step Process
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Learning Difficult Vocabulary
Questions to Consider:
1. Why is it important for students to both read standard definitions and come up with definitions in their own words?
2. How does Ms. Niebur connect vocabulary to students' lives?
3. What can you learn from Ms. Niebur about teaching vocabulary?
Vocabulary Paint Chips
Questions to Consider:
1. What scaffolds does Ms. Wessling put into place to get her students using new vocabulary?
2. Which words are best suited for paint chips?
3. How could you use paint chips in your classroom?
Kick Me!
Questions to Consider:
1. Why is setting a time limit essential to this activity?
2. How can this activity be used as both a pre-teaching and review activity?
3 What are the learning benefits of allowing students to be mobile?