Bringing Words To Life Chapter 2 by Alexa Anderson https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9 en-us 2022-06-07 13:48:58 UTC 2022-09-14 19:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com andersona95 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213660730 Academic success is only possible if students are able to get meaning from text/written language (p.24)

]]> 2022-06-07 13:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213660730 "Our brains are not wired to acquire words in any given sequence." Vocabulary acquisition is not like learning to walk and then run. https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662139 2022-06-07 13:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662139 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662481 Criteria for Identifying Tier Two Words (p28)

]]> 2022-06-07 13:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662481 andersona95 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662706 If a text does not seem to offer enough vocabulary, choose words to incorporate that fit with the message of the story]]> 2022-06-07 13:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213662706 How has the vocabulary in our new reading series been chosen? https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663034 2022-06-07 13:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663034 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663169 Lexical Bar (p24)

]]> 2022-06-07 13:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663169 Tier two words are wide-ranging words of high utility for literate language users https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663408 2022-06-07 13:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663408 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663522 No formula for tier two words]]> 2022-06-07 13:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663522 Teachers need to be mindful to not focus too much on Tier 3 vocabulary as those words are not used in multiple contexts. https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663525 2022-06-07 13:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213663525 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664113 Would it be more helpful for the reader themselves to select works unfamiliar to them or have some say in the choosing? Readers have their own background information but be encouraged to find words they haven't seen or can define...is there some form or a conference that could be used to determine words?]]> 2022-06-07 13:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664113 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664138 A word is not too difficult for a student if: 
1. It can be explained in known words. 
2. It is useful and interesting (something students will find uses for in their everyday lives).]]> 2022-06-07 13:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664138 There is a barrier that exists between everyday meaning-the words in conversation-and the meaning system created by academic, literature culture-book learning. This will limit academic success. https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664209 2022-06-07 13:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664209 How many words per selection is an appropriate amount? https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664562 2022-06-07 13:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664562 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664736 Teachers choose the vocabulary.]]> 2022-06-07 13:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213664736 Choosing vocabulary for a text is ultimately the teacher's call. There is no magic formula that always works. https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665162 2022-06-07 13:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665162 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665195 Words need to be useful and using in several texts]]> 2022-06-07 13:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665195 As long as the word can be explained in known words and can apply to what students might talk or write about it is an appropriate word for instruction. https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665622 2022-06-07 13:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665622 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665988 How do we close gaps or bring individual students "up to speed" on Tier 2 vocabulary?]]> 2022-06-07 13:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213665988 Should content (Tier 3 ) words be tested in isolation? https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666260 2022-06-07 13:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666260 "Tier two words are not simple synonyms of familair ones, however, instead they represent more precise or complex forms of familiar words."(pg. 26) https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666349 2022-06-07 13:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666349 andersona95 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666368 Chosen vocab to teach should provide students with more mature language for known situations.]]> 2022-06-07 13:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213666368 If there are not enough tier two words to chose from, teachers can bring in words whose concepts fit with a story ex. enormous could be taught for the word big. (This could be useful with lower level readers) https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213670053 2022-06-07 14:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213670053 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213670157 If a student is unable to explain the target word in a different way, then it is inappropriate to select as Tier 2.]]> 2022-06-07 14:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213670157 Can students pick some of the words to be taught? https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213671236 2022-06-07 14:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213671236 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213676010 Word frequency lists should not be relied on. They are not a good indicator of difficulty or usefulness.]]> 2022-06-07 14:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2213676010 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296985701 Four types of vocabulary: high frequency, academic, technical and low frequency]]> 2022-09-14 19:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296985701 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296986208 Page 27 activity (You Try It)

]]> 2022-09-14 19:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296986208 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296987419 Stay away from pre-made lists of words]]> 2022-09-14 19:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296987419 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296989541
Learning takes place in the literary vocabulary ]]> 2022-09-14 19:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296989541 https://padlet.com/andersona95/1glwmajm1c1sz5u9/wish/2296990893 Is it important to test students on Tier 3 (Content) vocabulary?

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