vocabulary instruction

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

• Think about your own vocabulary.• How did it develop through the

years?• Consider two sources that you

believe helped you to increase your knowledge of words and their meanings.

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

General

Specialized

Technical

Categories of Vocabulary

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

General

– high utility words found across content areas

Categories of Vocabulary

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Specialized

– words that are specific to the content area but can have general or other meaning as well

Pitch (music)Table (mathematics)

Categories of Vocabulary

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Technical

– words that are related to a specific content area or discipline

Photosynthesis (science)

Categories of Vocabulary

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Two Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in Your Content Area

1. Frayer model (with video example)

2. Concept Definition model

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer Model

This model prompts students to think about and describe the meaning of a word or concept by . . .

• Defining the term• Describing its essential characteristics• Providing examples of the idea • Offering non-examples of the idea

Video example

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer Model

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer Model

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer ModelExample one

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer ModelExample two

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Frayer ModelExample three

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Concept Definition Map

A Concept Definition Map prompts students to take a key term, concept, or reading selection and . . .

• Uncover its component ideas • Show their structure and interrelatedness• Chart these findings on a graphical organizer

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

For March 1

Create vocabulary activities using the textbook you will use in your practicum lessons (or use your representative textbook):

1. Frayer Model2. Concept Definition Model

See Assignments -> March 1

Vocabulary Development in the Content Area

Sources

Just Read Nowhttp://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/vocabulary.htm

Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies

http://www.coursesmart.com/9780138140809