Vocabulary On Paper:
Teaching Vocabulary Across the Curriculum
By: William P. Bintz
This article presents many different strategies for teaching vocabulary on paper. The strategies in the article are presented in different content areas. Despite their presentation in different content areas, the strategies are easily adaptable and can be changed to meet the needs of the learner. The article stressed that there is not one correct way to teach vocabulary but that the teachers must keep four factors in mind when considering vocabulary instruction.
The four factors teachers must consider:
Below are four research-based instructional strategies that teacher can use to teach vocabulary in different areas of the curriculum, especially geometry. To see a larger image of the strategy, click on the picture.
The four factors teachers must consider:
- the students that they are teaching
- the nature of the words they decide to teach
- the instructional purposes of teaching each word
- the strategies they employ to teach the words
Below are four research-based instructional strategies that teacher can use to teach vocabulary in different areas of the curriculum, especially geometry. To see a larger image of the strategy, click on the picture.
Anticipation Guides"An anticipation guide is a before-, during-, and after-reading strategy. It is particularly suited for use with nonfiction and reference texts, such as textbooks (Merkley, 1997)." This strategy shows the importance of thinking and rethinking about the concepts and vocabulary present in the statements. Supporting facts and information can be added to the anticipation guide to support a change in response.
An anticipation guide could be altered to focus on vocabulary terms by making the concept statements more vocabulary based. |
Vocabulary Online:
10 Ways to Use Technology to Build Vocabulary
By: Bridget Dalton and Dana L. Grisham
This article discusses the use of eVoc strategies as tools to help build children's vocabulary. An eVoc strategy is an electronic (technology based) strategy that teachers and parents use to develop children's interest in words and vocabulary learning. This article presents research and 10 strategies that use free digital tools and Internet resources to engage children in vocabulary instruction.
The first five strategies focus on explicit teaching of vocabulary and helping students become independent word learners.
1. Learn from visual displays of word relationships within text
2. Take a digital vocabulary field trip
3. Connect fun and learning with online vocabulary games
4. Have students use media to express vocabulary knowledge
5. Take advantage of online word reference tools that are also teaching tools
The next two strategies focus on developing strategic digital readers with "on-demand" vocabulary help.
6. Support reading and word learning with just-in-time vocabulary reference support
7. Use language translators to provide just-in-time help for ELLs
The final three strategies focus on increasing students' volume of reading and, indirectly, their incidental word learning
8. Increase reading volume by reading digital text
9. Increase reading volume by listening to digital text with a text-to-speech tool and audio books
10. Combine vocabulary learning and social service
Click the link below to view the article. The article includes links to the resources for each of the strategies.
The first five strategies focus on explicit teaching of vocabulary and helping students become independent word learners.
1. Learn from visual displays of word relationships within text
2. Take a digital vocabulary field trip
3. Connect fun and learning with online vocabulary games
4. Have students use media to express vocabulary knowledge
5. Take advantage of online word reference tools that are also teaching tools
The next two strategies focus on developing strategic digital readers with "on-demand" vocabulary help.
6. Support reading and word learning with just-in-time vocabulary reference support
7. Use language translators to provide just-in-time help for ELLs
The final three strategies focus on increasing students' volume of reading and, indirectly, their incidental word learning
8. Increase reading volume by reading digital text
9. Increase reading volume by listening to digital text with a text-to-speech tool and audio books
10. Combine vocabulary learning and social service
Click the link below to view the article. The article includes links to the resources for each of the strategies.
References:
Bintz, W. P. (n.d.). Teaching vocabulary across the curriculum. Retrieved from http://littoolkit.pbworks.com/f/Middle%2520School%2520Vocabulary%2520Strategies.pdf
Dalton, B., & Grisham, D. L. (n.d.). 10 ways to use technology to build vocabulary. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/52248/
Bintz, W. P. (n.d.). Teaching vocabulary across the curriculum. Retrieved from http://littoolkit.pbworks.com/f/Middle%2520School%2520Vocabulary%2520Strategies.pdf
Dalton, B., & Grisham, D. L. (n.d.). 10 ways to use technology to build vocabulary. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/52248/