Academic Word Finder Resource by AkPLN https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6 Let us know what you think of this resource. How might this be helpful in identifying and teaching the words identified through this process? en-us 2016-12-29 17:00:38 UTC 2023-10-14 15:07:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png In industrial times https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/157882159 In industrial times, there were no considerations such as culture in ways of leadership. Culture now is a great aspect to consider and different organizations have different cultures, and the same happens to countries and continents.  

]]> 2017-03-05 21:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/157882159 Bonnie Carpenter https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/209558530 Well, I have visited that site before and enjoy the materials I have used. I typed in a passage the The Dog Diaries. There were not any tier 2 words according to this website. In reading this to other classes I had to explain a lot of vocabulary. This tells me just how low my students are. I will rethink using this text with my third graders. I might use it with the second graders.]]> 2017-11-22 21:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/209558530 Kylie Shuneson https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/210086182 I've never used that site before, but it seems like it could be very helpful. I inserted part of the story, "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" and it didn't identify any Tier 2 words. There are definitely a few words I know I would have to explain to my students as Kindergarteners, especially since in a story like that, the words are very repetitive. Quick explanations can be given, but there would definitely be words I'd consider TIer 2 that require explanation.]]> 2017-11-25 23:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/210086182 susie_nick2 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/211715607 This is the first time I used it. For our next reading I posted Gus and Grandpa and the Two Wheeled Bike by Claudia Mills and it didn't tier the words for me. I had to tier them on my own. Maybe I'll try again in my next selection but the words I chose for this selection were galloping, peeling, bunch, and hopeful.]]> 2017-11-30 06:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/211715607 Rhyming AnimalsBy: Sue PetersonThis is a poem about many animals that live in, by and around you. This is a poem about many animals you see. It repeats the sound of words, too. Poems that repeat the sounds of words are called rhymes.Can you try to see in your mind the images of the many animals that I talk about when you read the poem? Are they large or small, do they live inside or outside? These animals live in different places - the garden, a park, the zoo, the beach, the woods, a lake or an ocean. https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/212180836 This said that all my words were above grade level (it was rated as 2nd grade).  The Tier two words that I would pick would be:  repeat, images, poem, woods, beach. The words do not really fall into families, but there are a couple of words with multiple meanings (images and wood[s]). One word that I feel is abstract is poem.

]]> 2017-12-01 09:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/212180836 Meghan Redmond https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/214751223 This was the first time I ever used this resource. I think it would be a very helpful tool, especially when you are limited on time. I was able to find a chapter from a text online and just copy and paste it into the tool. That made it so fast and convenient! I could see using this to save time when trying to find vocabulary words from entire chapters of books and long passages! The only thing the website can't take into consideration is the uniqueness of the group of students I would be working with.

]]> 2017-12-09 23:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/214751223 Danielle Dooley https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/216562227 I have never used this resource, but I find it could be helpful when working with unfamiliar text. The text passages I used were found on the K5learning site which has grade level texts used for reading comprehension. I chose a second grade passage. Out of the 200 word passage, 7 words were identified to be tier two, but only one of the words was categorized as a 2nd grade tier two word. The other 6 were between 3rd and 4th grade. This makes me wonder how they determine what grade level the words fall into. It also makes me wonder if the passage would be too hard for the students. ]]> 2017-12-15 17:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/216562227 Delorie Lee https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/216720975 I like the Academic Word Finder. I have used it before. I have played around with it. It does make me reconsider some book my book choices for my classroom. Most kids love Dr. Seuss books they quite difficult for lower level readers. Academic Word Finder is great for large amount text and does help as great starting point. You really have trust your knowledge of your students. They lack a lot experiences outside of the village. We take for granted.]]> 2017-12-17 00:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/216720975 Leah Sizemore https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/217931188 I'm not sure why, but I am having a hard time accessing this resource. I was excited to use it, but I have not been able to get in. ]]> 2017-12-23 22:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/217931188 Diane O'Riley doriley https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218072615 This is my first time to use the Academic Word Finder. I like it. It's nice that it shows the vocabulary words and whether they are below grade level, on grade level, and above grade level. I like how it gives the part of speech that the word is used in the text and its meaning. I also like the example sentences. With the text that I pasted, Academic Word Finder highlighted about half the words that I would have chosen for my students; you of course, still need to know the ability/knowledge of your students. ]]> 2017-12-27 20:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218072615 I am digging this website! I am so happy I signed up. This was my first time using it and I was sold instantly! My only thing is how I would be able to upload my textbooks to this, so I don't have to type in the whole text. I LOVE how it shows the parts of speech and all the different definitions of the word with example sentences. I will definitely be using this resource in my future lessons. I choose a Social Studies text because that is an area I am personally comfortable with and usually consisted of Tier 3 words, which are more difficult. I really like how it shows which grade level the text is used for, which will also assist me with differentiation in my classes, especially Social Studies, where I teach all my students from the same book. Sometimes I have chosen texts that may be too difficult, instead, I will run through this tool first, and go from there. https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218076856 2017-12-27 23:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218076856 anastasiaishnook https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218268814 This is my first time trying this resource along with the other one. I like that it chooses the vocabulary words for you. I tried and they are grade level appropriate words, but I feel that our students aren't that high in vocabulary so we have to read over it and add more words to the Tier 2, to let them fully understand the text.]]> 2018-01-01 23:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218268814 Wow. https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218273075 I love this site; where has it been all my teaching life.  I can see using this in all my subject areas with ease.  Anything I can use to make teaching-planning-learning easier is great.  


]]> 2018-01-02 02:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/218273075 Amber Duvall https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/220850628 This was pretty neat! I was surprised by some of the words the word finder picked out, but I could see why once I saw all the definitions those particular words had. This would be a very valuable tool to identify words and help me to pick words that could be carried across content areas or provide deeper understanding when there are multiple meanings. I will definitely bookmark this page and keep it as a resource.

]]> 2018-01-12 03:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/220850628 Laurie Stevens https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/310257736 What a great resource! I have created an account and plan on using it often. I also plan on letting my colleagues know about it.]]> 2018-12-03 02:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/310257736 Ashton Helgson f355618 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/311232997 This is such a cool website!  I loved how easy it was.  I took a passage and picked out the words I thought and then uploaded it into the website and I was glad to see similarities between what I picked and what the website picked.  This is a resource I will be using in the future!  Very beneficial!

]]> 2018-12-05 06:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/311232997 Ashton Helgson mblossom1 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/312566376 This is such a cool website!  I loved how easy it was.  I took a passage and picked out the words I thought and then uploaded it into the website and I was glad to see similarities between what I picked and what the website picked.  This is a resource I will be using in the future!  Very beneficial!

]]> 2018-12-08 22:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/312566376 Mirabelle Blossom mblossom1 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/312566409 I think this is a useful website too.  However I was a bit disappointed that after typing in my 2nd graders lengthy text it failed to identify a single tier 2 or 3 vocabulary word.  I know there are words in there that my students struggle with either pronunciation wise or understanding yet the website didn't find a single one.

]]> 2018-12-08 22:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/312566409 Miranda Wilson https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/313727842 It was somewhat surprising the words that were chosen. The text, "Boy Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs," included words such as cold-blooded, warm-blooded, microscope, x-ray, fossils and it did not pick one of the tier 3 words I thought essential to the text. However, it did seem to help me in narrowing down the tier 2 words and gave great examples of third grade friendly definitions and sentences. It also seem to choose words that were repeated in the text. However, some of the words I would not choose because they seem like a tier 1 or too familiar to the students, such as found, enormous, and shape. Although, ancient, clue, nor, and probability seemed to support the meaning of the text and could be transportable vocabulary to other content areas. I would not have noticed nor and probability on my own and be able to see the connections to other subject areas. ]]> 2018-12-12 07:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/313727842 Rosalie Burns rburns30 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/313980200 I thought this was really useful because you can copy and paste over a text and it will pull out what words are on grade level and what students could study. This is a great tool and I plan on using this with my Reach for Reading curriculum. I also think this is a good tool for teachers that are trying to pick their own resources to ensure that the students have enough rigor. 

]]> 2018-12-12 18:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/313980200 Sooner not later cbecker19 https://padlet.com/akplnteam/kt7u7xi015r6/wish/314852729 An interesting website, wished it had been introduced sooner in the course.

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