Vocabulary Model Lesson for Young Learners

Model Lesson

1. Model Lesson by Chayma Bouzenag VOCABULARY Knowledge

2. Learning Objectives Vocabulary Knowledge and Comprehension The relationship between Students’ experiences and words Teaching Vocabulary in Elementary Classrooms Instructional Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary 01 02 03 04

3. Learning Objectives

4. Vocabulary Knowledge and Comprehension. What is keeping students from achieving comprehension? It is the vocabulary instruction that include: Looking up definitions. Writing and memorizing the definitions. Inferring meaning from contexts.

5. Instead do this: Ensure that students get: Multiple exposures to a word. Deep processing. Development of definitional and contextual knowledge.

6. Strategies: use significant vocabulary words after reading texts in activities: retelling and written, oral, artistic, and dramatic responses.

7. Students’ experiences, concepts and words Vocabulary represents the breadth and depth of all the words we use, recognize, and respond to in meaningful acts of communication. 02

8. Vocabulary has: Breadth involves the size and scope of our vocabulary. It includes the quantity of words students’ know and can be considered vocabulary knowledge. Depth concerns the level of understanding we have of word. It involves knowing different meanings of the word, and using it in multiple contexts and can be considered as vocabulary comprehension.

9. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction Select words that children will encounter while reading: Useful Words: Frequently used in various contexts. Key Words : Essential for understanding the text. Interesting Words: Capture students’ interest and curiosity.

10. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction 2. Teach Words in relation to other words: Use processes of joining, excluding, selecting, and implying.

11. Activity to practice Selecting: Select the best word from the choices given in the following sentence, then explain your choice: The artist’s ………was displayed in the gallery (art, pieces, creations). The teacher gave the students a/an ………… (project, homework, task). The …………was scheduled for the afternoon (conference, gathering, session).

12. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction 3. Teach Students to relate words to their background knowledge: Connect new vocabulary to students’ existing knowledge and experiences.

13. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction 4. Teach words in pre-reading activities to activate knowledge for post-reading tasks. Pre-teach vocabulary before reading to help students understand the text better. Use discussions, retelling, and digital responding for post-reading activities.

14. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction 5.Teach words systematically and in depth: Focus on a few words at a time and explore them thoroughly.

15. Principles to Guide Vocabulary Instruction 6.Awaken interest in and enthusiasm for words: Encourage a love for words through engaging activities and discussions.

16. Activity: use word clouds in a transliteracy class Use ABCya! to create word clouds for your short stories. (Short stories can be found here 20 Best Short Moral Stories for Kids: Valuable Lessons The bigger the word, the more frequent it appears in the text. Highly customizable. Students can practice copying, pasting, experimenting with layout and colour changing…etc.

17. Relating Experiences to Vocabulary Learning Use students’ personal experiences to introduce and explain new words. Through the use of various vocabulary development software (drill and practice, tutorial, and learning games), iPad applications, Internet sites, virtual field trips, and talking books. Reading online, seeing words in different contexts, and website resources are a few Internet activities to develop vocabulary skills. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

18. Using Context for Vocabulary Growth: Teach students to use context clues to infer the meanings of unknown words. The instructional goal should be to teach students to use context to gain information about the meanings of new terms. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

19. Developing word meanings: Synonyms and Antonyms: Help students understand words by comparing them to similar and opposite words. Words with Multiple Meanings: Teach students how to determine the correct meaning based on context. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

20. Activity: rewrite the following paragraphs using other synonyms for the underlined adjectives to make the paragraph more descriptive: The big dog ran quickly through the nice park. It was a sunny day, and the happy children played with their colorful toys. The old man sat on the bench and watched the fun scene with a smile. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

21. Possible choices: The large/ huge dog ran quickly through the beautiful park. It was a sunny day, and the joyful children played with their vibrant toys. The elderly man sat on the bench and watched the enjoyable scene with a smile Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

22. Activity to practice antonyms: Watch the following scene from Ella Enchanted . Find antonyms to the underlined words in the dialogue. Read the dialogues to compare and listen the new scripts. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

23. Classifying and Categorizing Words: Word Sorts: Group words into categories based on common features. Categorization: Organize words into hierarchical categories. Concept Circles: Use circles to show relationships between words and concepts. Semantic Mapping: Create visual maps to show connections between words. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

24. Learners will choose three words from the Ella Enchanted script. In teams of 2 to 3, each team will write their word on the board and write as many related words as possible. Teams switch boards and they start grouping words based on categories but without giving them a name. Teams switch for the last time and give names to the categories found and add words if possible. Students explain how they related the words into their experiences, and give examples of their thoughts on choosing certain words. Activity to practice semantic mapping and categorization:

25. Developing Word Meanings Through Stories and Writing: Semantic Analysis to Writing: Analyze word meanings and use them in writing activities. Predictogram: Predict the meanings of words before reading a text. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

26. Developing Independence in Vocabulary Learning: Dictionary Usage: Teach students how to use dictionaries effectively. Self-Selection Strategy: Encourage students to choose words they want to learn. Word Knowledge Rating : Have students rate their knowledge of words and track their progress. Strategies for Vocabulary and Concept Development:

27. Reading and Learning To Read. P. 216 “Pearson, Hiebert, and Kamil (2007) stress the importance of connecting vocabulary instruction and assessment. When assessing vocabulary it is important to assess the in depth knowledge of vocabulary.”

28. Vocabulary Assessment: Informal, authentic assessments Steps: 1. Develop a knowledge rating sheet to survey students’ prior knowledge of vocabulary they will encounter in the text assignment. 3. Engage in follow-up discussion, asking the class to share what they know about the words and to make predictions about their meanings. 2. Develop a knowledge rating sheet to survey students’ prior knowledge of vocabulary they will encounter in the text assignment. 4. Use the self-assessment to establish purposes for reading. Ask, “What do you think this book is going to be about?” Have the students compare their initial word meaning predictions with what they are learning as they read. 5.

29. Assessment needs to be authentic (connects to real-life experiences). It needs to occur in multiple contexts. It should be performance-based (adjusted to learners’ levels)

30. Some Online Resources My learning | Vocabulary.com This site offers a comprehensive vocabulary learning platform with adaptive learning features. Your Sets | Quizlet A digital flashcard tool that allows students to study vocabulary through interactive games and quizzes. Snappywords It’s an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words Vocabulary In Use Books The books are informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure vocabulary taught is useful, up-to-date, and presented in a natural context. Wordwall Make custom activities for your classroom. Quizzes, match ups, word games, and much more.

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