Activator

1. Actively read A is for Acer Saccharum (excerpt from Yankee Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2012)

2. Identify three words students may find challenging

3. Write each word on a sticky note

4. Post the sticky notes on the board

5. Discuss the visual and what it tells us about the word choices

Teach Like a Champion“Techniques that enhance instruction and

student outcomes”

Objective: We will…1. Identify techniques that can be used daily to facilitate

students’ vocabulary development2. Read and take notes to gather information3. Model techniques for effective vocabulary pedagogy

Agenda* Vocabulary Activator* 6 Techniques to Reinforce Strong Vocabulary* Model and Discuss* Closer – Vocabulary Upgrade

Chapter 11The Fundamentals… Vocabulary

Mastering the methods of champion teachers… in vocabulary can,

• increase the quality and productivity of

your students reading,

• make them more attentive, more

expressive readers, and

• build a foundation that will increase the comprehension they take from their reading, no matter what subject you teach.

(Lemov 2010)

6 TECHNIQUES TO REINFORCE STRONG VOCABULARY

• Actively Read pages 271-276• As you read, reflect on what you are

already doing to assist students with challenging vocabulary.

• Also consider how the TLC techniques can be implemented in your classroom

6 TECHNIQUES TO REINFORCE STRONG VOCABULARY

1. Choose a word from the list on the board that can be used to model the technique you have been assigned.

2. Determine how to model the technique for your students.

3. Demonstrate how you will model the technique for students.

Your group has been assigned a technique.

6 TECHNIQUES TO REINFORCE STRONG VOCABULARY

Group Technique

Group 1 Multiple Takes

Group 2 Compare, Combine, Contrast

Group 3 Stress the Syntax

Group 4 Back to Roots

Group 5 Picture This

Debrief Modeling Activity

Cold Call Respond to what you have read and observed.

The 6th Technique is Upgrade

“Upgrading is finding opportunities to use richer and more specific words whenever possible.”

Commonly Known Words/Phrases

Stronger Vocabulary/Phrases

Find a pencil Locate a pencil

Help a friend Assist a friend

Get a ruler Obtain a ruler

Near the door Near the entrance

©Susan Ebbers 2010

Closer• Upgrade the word on your

handout

• Share both words with the group

CloserHow can you upgrade these commonly used words/phrases?

Hand out PickWork together GoodFinish StartCome up with AlikeHelpful DifferentStop Look atTry ChoiceCross out Change Wrong AgreeThink Talk

Please utilize the vocabulary techniques in your classes.

Thank You!!!