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Today we will discuss the importance of vocabulary development in the content areas and how vocabulary is critical to reading comprehension. If you have not been to the TED website and browsed their videos, I strongly encourage you to do so. Not only are these videos simply interesting, but often they are inspiring. They can also be used as a hook or a launch into many lessons in math and science. The video below is about words and the future of the dictionary. I chose it because of the enthusiasm of the speaker regarding words and in the hopes that her enthusiasm inspires us in our vocabulary discussion. media type="custom" key="14260536" width="140" height="140" align="left"

Jigsaw (2) - Today we will read three articles concerning the importance of vocabulary instruction. We will follow the same procedures as yesterday. However, today in your expert group create a list of vocabulary words you think will be important to share in your second grouping. After you discuss all three articles develop any sort of graphic organizer that incorporates and connects as many of the vocabulary words you have developed in your expert groups. Choose a spokesperson to share. Feel free to use last night's reading to aid you in the type of graphic organizer that works best for your group. DISCUSSION: PRESENTATIONS: PERSONAL LITERACY HISTORY

Jigsaw (2) Articles
Question: What does effective vocabulary instruction require and why is vocabulary instruction so important?



PRESENTATIONS: Vocabulary Strategies Tony Michael Lisa, Rupa Tim, Kerry



ACTIVITY:BDA Please read the following article. You will be using a a version of a KWL chart called a BDA Strategy. The BDA strategy is a simple before,during, and after reading activity to help students comprehend a given text. Together, we will brainstorm what we know about building prior knowledge. We'll read the article below and jot any notes we deem important and check off any ideas that we already knew from the "Before" section. Then we'll summarize and develop questions that are answerable from the reading. Finally we'll write a single statement to describe the main idea of the reading.

DISCUSSION: SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THE ARTICLES. WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE STRATEGY? WHAT ARE IT'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES?

Learning to Make an Inference
Activity: Write what is happening in the text. (in-class reveal) Discussion: How did we develop our interpretations of the text?

Readings for discussion on day 4. You will only be asked to read from one set.

 * Teaching Through Text **


 * When Kids Can't Read **