Theoretical Foundations: Capacity Building Series by Terry Shi https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c Development for English Language Learners en-us 2018-04-13 18:16:38 UTC 2026-01-12 23:46:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Capacity Building Series: Enhancing Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners terry_shi https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/251684735 2018-04-13 18:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/251684735 Importance of Vocabulary Development terry_shi https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/252216411 Research has found that a strong correlation between vocabulary knowledge and academic performance.


The more words students know, the higher their reading comprehension, which leads to a higher level of academic achievement ]]> 2018-04-16 15:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/252216411 Some Approaches to Direct Vocabulary Instruction terry_shi https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/252217783 - Shared reading
  • During shared reading, focus on new words (new forms) that are general academic words/subject-related words 

- Small-group conversations about words
  • Students should think of themselves as "word detectives," and have them bring interesting words to class where they can make hypotheses about their meanings

- Word Charts
  • Include only useful and transferable words 

- Cloze sentences
  • Cloze sentences will relate to the content of the lesson
]]> 2018-04-16 16:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/252217783 Word Learning Strategies terry_shi https://padlet.com/terry_shi/y95m16q4id2c/wish/252219924 Goal: Allow students to become more proficient, independent word learners

- Making Inferences from Content
  •  Model how to look for possible clues about meaning of new words by looking within the sentence and then by going back to preceding sentences or forward of a text

- Word analysis
  • A Top Ten Word list can be used to introduce important word roots and affixes, gradually building up a list over the school year with many examples of words that include the word parts. 

- Dictionaries
  • Picture dictionaries should be arranged in thematic sets, rather than alphabetically 

- Instilling a Love of Reading
  • Set aside time for independent reading
  • Students can choose their own reading material 
  • Provide a variety of reading material to choose from 
  • Provide recorded books for students at the beginning level (record them at a slower speed than normal) 
  • Follow-up activities should focus on the learner’s personal response to the material 
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