WordSift, mentioned in a previous post, is a Web 2.0 tool that can be helpful in determining Tier 2 words. However, it does not replace a knowledgeable educator. Click here to access an Academic Vocabulary rubric from NC DPI. Please use it to think through which words are critical to teach for comprehension.
~Chandra
Showing posts with label tiering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tiering. Show all posts
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
WordSift
OK, now we understand that all teachers are responsible for vocabulary instruction. As mentioned in the previous post, an important aspect of vocabulary instruction is in the selection of words to teach. I have a web tool that can help you!
I first heard about wordsift.com this summer in our English/Language Arts PLC from Donna Beck, ESL teacher at South Asheboro Middle School. It is a neat way to identify words key terms from a text to focus on for instruction. Please watch the 5 minute video I embedded below to see how the site can be beneficial to your planning and teaching. The video sample uses "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a text exemplar straight from Common Core State Standards.
~Chandra
I first heard about wordsift.com this summer in our English/Language Arts PLC from Donna Beck, ESL teacher at South Asheboro Middle School. It is a neat way to identify words key terms from a text to focus on for instruction. Please watch the 5 minute video I embedded below to see how the site can be beneficial to your planning and teaching. The video sample uses "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a text exemplar straight from Common Core State Standards.
~Chandra
Monday, January 7, 2013
New Year, New Words
It is that time when people start to set personal goals for the new year, like losing weight, getting organized, or saving money. I am encouraging us all to set a few professional goals as well. I am going to highlight academic vocabulary instruction for January 2013.
When I was in high school, all of my teachers approached vocabulary in a similar way. They gave long lists of words, made students use the back of the book or dictionaries to look up definitions, and then gave a quiz/test on those words. That is how I thought vocabulary was supposed to be. WRONG!
The first goal I would like to start with is tiering vocabulary. That simply means that we must choose words that will help students comprehend the text. That really means that vocabulary must be rooted in the text. Here is how:
There are several teachers who are leading the pack with this. Here are just a couple of snapshots from teachers at NAMS. Contact me if you would like me to come to you or your PLC to provide more information.
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| Amy Smith, 6th grade Science |
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| Meredith Wolfe, 6th grade ELA |
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