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Vocabulary DevelopmentPIIC Professional DevelopmentJanuary 27, 2011 Nancy Neusbaum, IU15Laura Yaeger, IU51Why teach vocabulary?

2List-Brainstorm 7 words that you think of when you think about the Viet Nam War.(At your table)Get into groups of 4 and work together to combine your individual lists into a common one. As you create your list, think of ways your words could be categorized.Label your categories.Share out.List-Group-Label

What is this good for? (formative assessment, building background knowledge, use as word wall words, preview of what words students picked that are included in the unit, use words to share knowledge, generate predictions and questions.How does this relate to the 4 lenses? Collins Writing3Essential QuestionsWhy is it so important to spend time on words in the different content areas?

How do coaches plan with teachers to make this happen?

4Exposed to 1,800,000 words per yearExposed to 282,00 words per yearExposed to 8,000 words per year