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Title: Developing Meaning Vocabulary


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Developing MeaningVocabulary
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Developing Meaning Vocabulary
  • Remember that vocabulary development is complex.
  • Introduce vocabulary in authentic situations.
  • Actively involve students in developing word
    knowledge
  • Access and activate prior knowledge
  • Facilitate the development of independent
    vocabulary development
  • Review and reinforce vocabulary growth
  • Always present vocabulary in context

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What Does Research Say?
  • The influence of meaning vocabulary is one of the
    most enduring findings of educational research.
  • Vocabulary knowledge is among the best predictors
    of reading achievement.
  • Differences in childrens vocabularies develop
    even before school begins and are key to
    inequality of educational attainment.

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  • Direct instruction in word meanings is effective,
    can make a significant difference in a students
    overall vocabulary, and is critical for those
    students who do not read extensively.
  • Studies show that words should be processed
    deeply and repeatedly.
  • Source Words are wonderful Interactive,
    time-efficient strategies to teach meaning
    vocabulary (Margaret Ann Richek, 2005)

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Classroom Implications
  • Use active approaches to learning vocabulary
  • Relate vocabulary to background knowledge and
    experience
  • Construct definitions and illustrate words
  • Dramatize words
  • Expand sentences
  • Use manipulatives
  • Develop concept cards
  • Connect to literature

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Classroom Implications (cont.)
  • Context clues
  • Locate context clues
  • Teach students to use context clues
  • Structural Analysis
  • Categorization
  • Analogies and Word Lines
  • Semantic Maps and Word Webs

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Classroom Implications (cont.)
  • Semantic feature analysis
  • Dictionary use
  • Word Origins and Histories
  • Figurative Language
  • Word Play
  • Computer Techniques
  • Special Words

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Presenting Vocabulary in Context
  • Contextualize the word within the story.
  • Have children say the word.
  • Provide a student-friendly explanation of the
    word.
  • Present examples of the word used in contexts
    different from the story context.
  • Engage children in activities that get them to
    interact with the words.
  • Read the story.
  • Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., Kucan, L. (2002).

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Sentence and Word Expansion
  • Take a simple sentence from a book or students
    paper and write it on the board.
  • Ask students to take each part of the sentence
    and replace it with more interesting words.
    Example The dog is in the house.
  • Santa, Carol, Havens, L., Maycumber, E. (1996)

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Semantic Feature Analysis
  • Feature analysis is a formal comparison of the
    aspects of meaning that define an entity or
    concept. It can be useful for differentiating
    terms.
  • Try marking the features of cup, glass, and
    mug.
  • To what extent do these words have semantic
    overlap?
  • Moats, L. (2004)

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Word Play
  • Discuss puns and provide examples
  • Use Hink Pink, Hinky Pinkies, and Hinkety
    Pinketies
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Riddles and scavenger hunts
  • Silly questions
  • Write words to illustrate their meanings
  • Clue or 20 questions

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Recommended Reading
  • Bear, Donald, et al, Words Their Way Word Study
    for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling
    Instruction. Upper Saddle River, NJ
    Prentice-Hall.
  • Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., Kucan, L. (2002).
    Bringing words to life Robust vocabulary
    instruction. New York Guilford Press.

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  • Moats, L. (2004). LETRS Language essentials for
    teachers of reading and spelling, Book 2.
    Longmont, CO Sopris West Educational Services.
  • Santa, Carol, Havens, L., Maycumber, E. (1996).
    Project CRISS Second Edition. Dubuque, IA
    Kendall Hunt.

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  • For more information regarding materials and
    ideas outlined in this presentation, please
    contact Cherry Carl atcarl1404_at_msn.com
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