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Expand Vocabulary - I Notice, Learn and Use New Words!
Patricia Cunningham wrote, "Today, as in years past, the most common vocabulary activity in classrooms consists of having students look up words, copy definitions, put words in sentences, and learn the words for the vocabulary test. When asked, most of us acknowledge that these traditional vocabulary activities probably don't accomplish much. But what is the alternative?" (2009) We believe children are naturally curious about words and offer many alternatives that really do impact the acquisition of vocabulary for our students.
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Books We've Read - Creating a Record of Learning
It might be too late to start a year long record of books you share together as a class, but what about a monthly record? So many things can be gleaned from this reflective process that is a valuable activity for your classroom community regardless of when you begin to keep the records. . . .
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Spying on Yourself (ARTICLE)
Have you ever tried spying on yourself as a reader? So many of us spend time and energy teaching kids what to do to improve their reading, but do we know what we do? Even proficient readers use the CAFÉ skills! . . .
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Expanding Vocabulary, One School's Creative Idea (ARTICLE)
We are always looking for clever and creative ideas for supporting children as they work on expanding their vocabulary. We received permission from Darlene, a literacy coach from Canandigua, New York, to share with you her school-wide vocabulary initiative call "Big Dog Words." The initiative is grounded in the research by Isabell Beck, PhD and her work with 'tier two' words. . . .
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Expanding Vocabulary While Using a High Level of Accountability with an ELL Student (VIDEO)
Working with individuals to develop their vocabulary has been an ongoing and necessary practice, but has taken on a new urgency with the increasing number of students who are just beginning to acquire English. In this video, Christie works with a fourth grade student. She approaches the one-on-one conference with the usual focus on comprehension, and takes time to model a variety of vocabulary development processes and strategies that will help him reach his goal of increasing vocabulary. . . .
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