Valuable Vocabulary Strategies Discussion Board by Mrs. Evans https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies Please reply to each question posted and comment on someone else's posts/answers to each question. en-us 2018-02-26 23:28:40 UTC 2021-04-08 13:03:46 UTC hello@padlet.com What tier do most of your vocabulary words fit into? evansc4 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1295529797 2021-03-10 23:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1295529797 How does your PLC pick which words to teach? evansc4 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1295530848 2021-03-10 23:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1295530848 PLC rathertt https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1307433471 It would be impossible to teach our content WITHOUT the requisite vocabulary terms, but if we did a better job of targeting those words, it may be more beneficial for our students.]]> 2021-03-14 15:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1307433471 Tier rathertt https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1307437265 The vocab for my class falls primarily into tier 3. The tier 2 words are uncomfortable for the kids, but we use those all year. The Tier 3 words seems to come and go throughout the year.]]> 2021-03-14 15:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1307437265 PLC Pick https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317820714 We teach the words that pertain to our content. There are many unfamiliar terms in the business world that we focus on so the students will understand the business world. ]]> 2021-03-16 20:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317820714 Tier 3 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317844525 As a business teacher, students must learn many terms out there in the real world that relate to business. These terms are not part of ones daily life unless they are already out there working in the business world. ]]> 2021-03-16 20:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317844525 Tier 3 Also https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317852488 I believe many subjects on a high school level work most with Tier 3 words since most of Tier 1 and some of Tier 2 are learned in the lower grades.

]]> 2021-03-16 20:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1317852488 Part of our Academic Team's work is to refer to the content standards and use it as a guide to determine which terms students need for both our work and the next level/class. https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1323589788 2021-03-18 02:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1323589788 Most of our vocabulary words are tier 3, with some tier 2 in our 9th grades classes. https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1323593210 2021-03-18 02:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1323593210 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1345323287 Vocabulary is the core foundation for any content. Most vocabulary would fall between tier 2-3.]]> 2021-03-23 21:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1345323287 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1345328151 Most vocabulary would fall between tier 2 and tier 3 in order to target most standards.]]> 2021-03-23 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1345328151 The vocabulary words we teach are connected to the reading curriculum, they are mostly content specific words designed to build background knowledge. https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350454023 2021-03-24 23:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350454023 I would say most are tier 3 but we do teach a lot of tier 2 words like perserverance. https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350457082 2021-03-24 23:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350457082 I https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350460702 I agree that the tier 2 words can be used again and again all year while the tier 3 words disappear with the unit. ]]> 2021-03-24 23:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350460702 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350463786 Yes, it would be very helpful to our students to really target their required vocabulary. ]]> 2021-03-24 23:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1350463786 We let the standards guide which vocabulary words are going to be important wilsonje3 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359050214 2021-03-26 22:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359050214 Tier 3. In math we use a very specific set of vocabulary, those some of those words fall into Tier 2. wilsonje3 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359051046 2021-03-26 22:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359051046 We also try to intruduce tier 2 words related to work ethic- and perserverance! wilsonje3 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359053414 2021-03-26 22:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359053414 wilsonje3 https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359055130 I feel that as long as we let the standards drive instruction, then they will also drive the vocabulary needed for that instruciton.]]> 2021-03-26 22:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359055130 C. Glover https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359057427 When I taught history we would have specific new vocabulary that would be discussed in the PLC. These words were mostly new terms that related to the specific region we were studying.]]> 2021-03-26 22:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359057427 C. Glover https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359060741 In history there were specific terms to the subject area that we would use in most chapters. Most of these terms that related to any type of history class were mostly Tier 2 words.]]> 2021-03-26 22:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1359060741 D. Gramke https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1376744163 Standards and CFAs are the primary sources for dictating what vocabulary needs to be focused on.]]> 2021-04-01 20:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1376744163 D. Gramke https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1376751903 It is a combination of Tier 2 and 3, but primarily Tier 2. Understanding of vocabulary from this tier is crucial to improving reading comprehension and understanding of content.]]> 2021-04-01 20:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/evansc4/valuablevocabstrategies/wish/1376751903