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The Vocab Lab: Improve Students’ Academic Vocabulary with Daily Minilessons
ANGELA PEERY, ED. D.
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Two Forthcoming Books
BLENDED VOCABULARY
o Modeling and school culture
o Direct instruction that includes strategic use of digital tools
o Incidental learning opportunities
THE VOCAB LAB
o Effective instruction
o Specific mini-lesson structure
o 200 ideas for mini-lessons
30 million word gap (preschool)
lack of background knowledge
mothers’ educational level
connected to reading comprehension
the gap grows over time…
writing and speakingachievement in all disciplines
Robert Pondiscio (2014) notes, “To grow up as the child of well-educated parents in an affluent
American home is to hit the verbal lottery.”
Vocab Lab Components: SNAPSeeing and saying each word
Naming a category and/or group to which the word belongs
Acting on the words (engaging in a brief task or conversation about the words)
Producing an original application of the words
MEMORY
Sseeing and saying
Nnaming, classifying, associating
Aacting on
Pproducing
Levels of Knowing a Word
1. No knowledge of the word—never heard or saw the word
2. May have heard the word, but don’t really know what it means
3. Can make general associations with the word and recognize it within context
4. Has a rich understanding of the word and can use it in speaking and writing
Edgar Dale, 1965
Rank These Words… Enigmatic Lachrymose Cupidity
Peignoir Verbosity Flumadiddle
Hircine Fete Kerflooey
Sempiternity Palliative Selenology
Heptad Foist Condesplaining
Pedantic Guanciale Microvolunteerism
Natter Huitlacoche Blurbification
Wistful Mostarda Caterwaul
Experience the Lab: Student VersionAdvance (v.)
Proceed (v.)
Progress (v.)
Experience It: Student VersionAdvance
Proceed
Progress
Experience It: Student VersionHow might you use these words in conversation with a friend today?• Advance
• Proceed
• Progress
Experience It: Student VersionAdvance
Proceed
Progress (antonym: regress)
Experience It: Student VersionChoose at least two words to use in sentences showing that you understand the meaning.• Advance
• Proceed
• Progress (regress)
Experience the Lab: Adult VersionChiffonade
Confit
Sous vide
Experience It: Adult VersionChiffonade – Chiffon is very thin cloth
Confit – The prefix con- often means “with”
Sous vide – Sous means “under”
Experience It: Adult VersionWhen might you make chiffonade yourself?
What would you like to eat prepared by the confit or sous vide method?
Experience It: Adult Version
Write a short paragraph using the three words in context to demonstrate you know their meaning.
DebriefingHow do you see this working at your school?
What questions do you have?
Design Your Own!Seeing and saying each word
Naming a category and/or group to which the word belongs
Acting on the words (engaging in a brief task or conversation about the words)
Producing an original application of the words
Words prefixed with un- and re-
More specific words for “walk”
Adjectives that are more powerful than ”good” or “nice”
Primary, secondary, tertiary
Azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy
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(Published in 2016 by Solution Tree)
