A world of words: How to improve vocabulary by Megan Serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc en-us 2018-06-29 00:10:13 UTC 2025-03-01 01:51:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Receptive vs. Productive knowledge or a word megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268916664 - Receptive - knows meaning
- Productive - able to use it]]> 2018-06-29 00:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268916664 What are different types of words megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268916706 High frequency - used often
Lower frequency words
Academic words - ie. observe
Subject specific words - ie. integer
Highly specialized - perhaps never seen again unless they continue in subject area]]> 2018-06-29 00:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268916706 Interesting fact: megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268921997 If a student can't recognize 10 out of 100 words in a reading the vocabulary load is too great

]]> 2018-06-29 01:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268921997 Shared readings or small group conversations about words. Focus on: megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922157 - can you see parts of other words within a word?
- when you hear the word "although", what do you think comes next? ]]> 2018-06-29 01:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922157 Word charts megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922239 2018-06-29 01:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922239 Cloze sentences megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922443 - reading comprehension strategy that has students guess missing words

]]> 2018-06-29 01:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922443 Context megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922839 - Can you tell from the other words in a sentence what the word means?]]> 2018-06-29 01:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922839 Word analysis megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922904 Look at roots, prefixes and suffixes]]> 2018-06-29 01:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268922904 Using Dictionaries megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923046 - Important to teach dictionary structure ie. part of speech, pronunciation etc. 
- can be picture or bilingual
- encourage students not to look up every word --> loses meaning. ]]> 2018-06-29 01:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923046 Provide time for independent reading megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923387 2018-06-29 01:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923387 Provide all types of material megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923603 - Fiction and non-fiction
- Magazines 
- Comic books]]> 2018-06-29 01:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923603 Text written for ELLs megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923667 - simplified versions of novels or stories so that ELL's can keep up with the vocabulary]]> 2018-06-29 01:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923667 Where do I get these simplified versions of texts? megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923787 - are they available for textbooks?]]> 2018-06-29 01:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923787 How do I fit vocab instruction into my science classroom? megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923818 Is this only possible in a english as a second language classroom?]]> 2018-06-29 01:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268923818 How do you make independent reading effective? megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268924053 In my GLE class I have students read for 15 minutes to promote literacy. A lot of time they don't actually read. ]]> 2018-06-29 01:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268924053 Needs a baseline assessment of words known megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268924601 - matching picture and words
- multiple choice
- cloze items
- creating a passage given a bank

]]> 2018-06-29 01:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268924601 Assess acquisition strategies megan_serapiglia https://padlet.com/megan_serapiglia/a5oovtbkshoc/wish/268924858 - reading conference to determine if a student can use context clues, analyze parts of words or finding the best meaning in a dictionary.

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