using visual literacy to teach vocabulary

Using Visual LiteracyTo Teach

Vocabulary

Keith Pruitt, Ed.S.

Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting

www.woweducationalconsulting.com

If teachers are teaching only 200 words per year, by 4th

grade students will already be 50% behind where they need to

be.--Keith Pruitt

Deficit of 800 words

How Great is the Deficit? Turn and Talk

Beck, McKeown, Kucan

• Vocabulary must first be orally introduced.• Vocabulary is not grade specific.• Words must be explained, not defined.• Must be contextualized.• Multiple usages in a meaningful context (8-10).• Create Schema (visual representation)• Students reflect with each other• Three Tiers of Vocabulary

The Work of J R Anderson

SensoryMemory

WorkingMemory

Discards

OR

PermanentMemory Files

Anderson, J.R. (1995). Learning and memory: An integrated approach. New York: John

Wiley & Sons

This speaks to why creating schema is so very important.

Teacher Presented Visuals

The word we are going to talk about is invisible.

So what would that mean?

If something is invisible, you can’t

see it.

Invisible

Pollen

antenna

© Art by Keith

Exaggerate

Beck and McKeown, Elements of Reading Vocabulary, Steck Vaughn, 2004

scheming

Bison

Fatigue The bear was very fatigued from walking so far.

There are other ways

To create schema

Today in science we are talking about volcanoes.

Mt. Saint Helens

What Words can I teach based on the

video just seen?

Turn and Talk

Here are real students working with words in a real classroom. There are a wide variety of students in this classroom including IEP students.

Glossary terms are highlighted

Terms are defined for the students in words they can understand

Pearson Longman, Keystone, Level E

Provide purpose for reading

fingerprint

Student CreatedVisual

Representation

How To Use VisualLiteracy to Teach

Reading

Making Learning More Concrete

It is so important for children to have words.

As a teacher, the most important teaching I can do is

to give students words.

And when I have done that I will experience one of the

most delightful words in the dictionary…

SUCCESS

Thank You

Keith Pruitt, Ed.S.Words of Wisdom

Educational Consulting

www.woweducationalconsulting.com