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2. Tier two vocabulary A practical approach

3. Learn words in context Although it is good practice to pre-teach words before the lesson that requires them, the words should also be taught within a context. For example, you may share how the word is used in a sentence or a passage of text. Providing the context will further help pupils to understand and retain the new vocabulary.

4. Play games There are many activities designed to make the acquisition of new vocabulary fun and engaging. For example , you could play vocabulary bingo where you read a word and the pupils cross off the matching definition or vice versa. They could also make trading cards where they draw a diagram, write the definition and model the use of the word in a sentence. Play odd one out, give children a list of 3 or 4 words (including one from the new vocabulary) and ask them to justify why it is the odd one out; this will help them to explain what the word means. Go on a vocabulary treasure hunt and try to find the new vocabulary in texts and books , or place words around the room and ask children to find them and match them to their definitions.

5. Make vocabulary part of every lesson, every day Ensure you are always planning and delivering opportunities to build subject-specific vocabulary in your classroom. Model using the vocabulary in context during lessons and also outside of lessons, when appropriate . Build a culture of using specific vocabulary during lessons through praise and encouragement.

6. Do you wonder what vocabulary words you should be teaching? Tier 2 vocabulary words need to be taught in every classroom, across all grades. I will go into more detail about why teaching tier 2 vocabulary words is essential, give you examples of tier 2 words, provide you with a list of tier 2 words, and show you how I teach these words in my third-grade classroom. “Vocabulary knowledge is the single most important factor in reading comprehension.” ( Santa, Haven, Valdez, 2004)

7. Why Tier Two Words? In school, we tend to focus on the spelling of tier 1 words (sight words) and the instruction of tier 3 words (academic words). It isn’t often that kids receive explicit instruction of tier 2 vocabulary words, but they should. The graphic below explains the difference between the three “tiers” of words. Thinking of it like a birthday cake, it makes sense that we shouldn’t be skipping the instruction of the middle tier, or layer.

8. Tier 2 Word List for Grade Three Below are example materials included in the grade 3 tier 2 vocabulary words sets. The first is a list of words and the second are sample plans of how I will be rolling our the teaching of these “word sets” this year.

9. By focusing on five new words biweekly, students are actually learning 25 words every two weeks because, with each word, teach two accompanying synonyms and antonyms . Daily vocabulary lessons are short so they can easily fit into any literacy block format. Doing Daily Five in classroom and a vocabulary mini-lesson fits perfectly between two rounds .

10. All words taught can be added to your class word wall to encourage students to continue to use these words all year long in reading, writing, and conversation. Tier 2 vocabulary word instruction ties in nicely with teaching parts of speech and various concepts of etymology . Depending on the level of your students, they can take on more responsibility in recording their own definitions, illustrations, synonyms, antonyms, and sentences in their graphic organizers.