Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Book Study: Chapter 3
One of the pieces that stood out in this chapter for me was focusing on teaching vocabulary before reading new vocabulary in a text. So many of the students I work with have vocabulary building goals, and I would love to be able to help pre-teach vocabulary that my students will be hearing in the classroom in order to improve their understanding of new concepts. On of the obstacles I have come across is being able to access the vocabulary that teachers are using in the classroom since I work with so many different grades/teachers. I would love to figure out a system for me to know what vocabulary that is being taught in each class other than going to each teacher individually.
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It might be interesting to ask the teachers at a faculty meeting if there is a common vocabulary that they are using, because research shows that the more aligned vocabulary is, the better students can achieve.
ReplyDeleteJenna, I agree that that is a challenge. Kinder vocab is done through your alma matter, I'm supposed to get the workbooks in tomorrow and you can have one of my extras so you know which words both kinder classes will be learning each week for the year. Hope that helps!
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