World of Words by Sarah Neville https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok en-us 2018-10-06 09:25:58 UTC 2018-10-08 18:46:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png What an Educator Should Know sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290435399
  • The more words the student knows, the higher their background knowledge and comprehension (in reading, writing and verbal). 
  • Going into Kindergarten, native English speakers know around 1000 word families and graduate with 15 000 word families. Thus, ELL students are thousands of words behind their peers when entering kindergarten.

    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290435399     What Does It Mean to "Know" a Word? sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290436275
  • Receptive knowledge: we can understand  a word’s meaning 
  • Productive knowledge: we can use the word appropriately
  • ELLs typically have a greater receptive knowledge than productive knowledge 

    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290436275     Vocabulary Instruction Strategies sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290437208
  • Shared reading - pick a level of vocabulary that isn’t too much for the student, and focus on: 
    -general academic words that the student will encounter in the future.
    -parts of the word that are familiar
  • Small group conversations 
  • Use word walls  - use useful words related to the lessons you’re teaching
  • Use cloze sentences - Fill in the blank strategy allows students to make educated guesses as to what is supposed to go there
    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290437208     Word Learning Strategies sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290438077
  • Use context clues - look at the other words in the sentence to give hints about what the word could mean
  • Deconstruct the word to fully understand it (roots and affixes)
  • Use pictures 
  • Use a dictionary

    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290438077     Instill a Love for Reading! sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290439444
  • Student choice - allow students choose the topic to read about
  • Use variety in types of reading materials (magazines, menus, comics, novels, etc…)
  • Use reading with a realistic level of vocabulary for the ELL student so they don’t get too discouraged. 

    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290439444     Questions Teachers Could Ask Themselves sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290439913
  • Am I focusing on general academic vocabulary that the students will find useful in their future?
  • Do I offer enough student choice?
  • Do I use variety in the tools that I use to help the students learn vocabulary?
  • Do I offer enough time in my lessons for students to work on vocabulary?
    • ]]>     2018-10-08 18:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290439913     Questions Left After Reading sarahneville27 https://padlet.com/sarahneville27/5jzqfowki9ok/wish/290442845
  • How can I tell if the students actually understands the words that they are using? 
  • Where can I find resources to help my students work on vocabulary in the classroom, while staying engaged?

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