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Kristin Hope M.Ed. CCSD Instructional Coach Bridging the Thirty Million Word Gap and More!
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Presentation shared by CCSD's Instructional Coach, Kristin Hope, at the 2014 Title I Conference.
Transcript of Keynote 30 Million Word Gap
Kristin Hope M.Ed.
CCSD Instructional Coach
Bridging the Thirty Million Word Gap and
More!
30 Million Word Gap research conducted by Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley
86% to 98% of words used by children at age 3 were derived from their parent’s vocabularies
The number of words heard varied greatly!
The type of words heard varied greatly!
Positive feedback
Business talk
Added up over the first 3 years of a child’s life equals a 30 Million Word Difference upon entering school!
What does it all
mean??
TEACHERS and SCHOOLS
Professional Development
LETRS® (Language Essentials for the Teachers of Reading and Spelling)
Classroom Instruction That Works research conducted by Robert Marzano
Book studies of researcher/author Ruby Payne and Eric Jensen research and practice for working with
children from different economic backgrounds
TEACHERS and SCHOOLS
Instruction MATTERS! Whole Group
Small Group
Focus areas Phonemic Awareness
Language development
Vocabulary development
Building connections while building background knowledge
Intervention Small group work to close skill gaps
What can I do to help?
PARENTS and CAREGIVERS
Correct “baby talk” prior to preschool
TALK!
Allow your children time to talk to you Ask questions
Make comments
Use $10 words
TV vs. Print
Frequency of Rare Words in print, television, and speech
(based on Hayes and Ahrens 1988)
Print Rare Words per 1000
Newspaper 68.3
Popular Magazines 65.7
Children’s Books (elem) 30.9
Picture Books 16.3
Television
Primetime Children’s Shows 20.2
“Mr Rogers” or “Sesame Street”
2.0
Adult Speech
Conversation between college educated adults
16.3
PARENTS and CAREGIVERS
READ • Anything and EVERYTHING! • Nursery Rhymes or stories that
rhyme
PARENTS and CAREGIVERS
• Apps for Reading and Vocabulary and Spelling
• Audio Books are a GOOD thing!
PARENTS and CAREGIVERS
LOOK for:
StoryTown School-Home Connection
Teacher newsletter with vocabulary and spelling information
Phonics rules to help children identify the pattern in words
Vocabulary list (weekly)
Multiple meanings of words
Word origin-a way to remember words
Thank YOU for helping our students to be the BEST they
can be!
