Capacity building- Vocabulary by Charlotte Granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7 en-us 2019-11-12 19:28:52 UTC 2019-11-18 15:22:44 UTC hello@padlet.com charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410202892 More vocabulary = higher reading comprehension = higher academic achievement]]> 2019-11-12 19:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410202892 If students learn about 1,000 words every school year, the hope is that they graduate with aprox 15,000 words. charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410204443 *consider the huge gap this creates for ELL students who start learning english later than peers*]]> 2019-11-12 19:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410204443 Receptive knowledge (understanding the meaning of a word) is usually much greater than productive knowledge (the ability to use that word effectively). charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410206891 Understanding words= receptive
Using words=productive]]> 2019-11-12 19:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410206891 charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410208517 High frequency words are often Anglo-saxon
Low frequency are often latin based, and this refers to many academic vocabulary words]]> 2019-11-12 19:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410208517 Approach #1 charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410211811
Shared reading:
*focus on new words

*Draw attention to words and expressions that indicate the organization of ideas

*If more than 10 words
in a running total of 100 are unknown, it is unlikely that they will get much out of a shared
reading lesson

]]> 2019-11-12 19:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410211811 Approach #2 charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410214198
Small-group conversations about words:

*Provide a few key words that might be coming up in a new lesson and ask students
to find out what they can about the meaning of the word

*Ask students to brainstorm a list of words that express fine degrees of difference


]]> 2019-11-12 19:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410214198 Approach #3 charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410215324 Word charts:

*Provide examples of the words in use, related to the content of the lesson

*Include only the most useful and transferable words on the chart

*Keep the learning load manageable]]> 2019-11-12 19:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410215324 Approach #4 charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410216864 cloze sentences:
* Create cloze sentences related to the content of the lesson, omitting the target words.

* For beginners, provide the word in the correct form

*Create word banks for the lesson that have at least one more word in the bank than will
be needed and provide more challenging examples for students with greater proficiency
in English]]> 2019-11-12 19:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410216864 types of words: charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410219471
General academic words – mostly Latin-based words such as observe or accurate.

• Subject-specific words – in common use in a specific subject (diameter, integer or denominator in math). 

• Highly specialized, technical or literary vocabulary 
App]]> 2019-11-12 19:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410219471 Word learning strategies: charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410222642 *Making inferences from context
*Word analysis
*using dictionaries/reference tools

]]> 2019-11-12 19:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410222642 We really need to instill a love of reading to help students develop vocabulary! charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410223500 2019-11-12 20:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410223500 How to assess? charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410224058 You can assess the size of vocabulary
or the methods for vocabulary acquisition]]> 2019-11-12 20:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410224058 How does "Dictation" work into vocabulary acquisition for ELLs? charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410226002 2019-11-12 20:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410226002 How can we make vocabulary acquisition fun/competitive/a game in the class? charlotte_granum https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410226269 2019-11-12 20:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_granum/quets3e2pts7/wish/410226269