Standard 4: Vocabulary
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Students will expand their working vocabularies to effectively communicate and understand texts.
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READING: Students will expand academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabularies through reading, word study, and class discussion. |
1.4.R.1 Students will acquire new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary, relate new words to prior knowledge, and apply vocabulary in new situations. |
Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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- Students will learn academic, grade-level, and content-specific vocabulary through text and class discussions.
- Students will connect new vocabulary words to prior knowledge.
- Students will use acquired vocabulary in new situations.
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- Teachers introduce key vocabulary in texts and content areas.
- Teachers give opportunities for students to practice using vocabulary words in discussions or conversations.
- Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students use of new vocabulary.
- Teachers model making connections with prior knowledge to make vocabulary more meaningful to students.
- Teachers give opportunities for students to connect their experiences to vocabulary through class and/or small group / partner discussions.
- Teacher monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students make connections to new vocabulary using their prior knowledge.
- Teachers model using vocabulary words in other situations that differ slightly from the situation in which they were learned.
- Teachers provide opportunities for students to hear or read words in a new context and apply their knowledge of meaning to make sense of the text.
- Teachers will monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students connect prior knowledge to new vocabulary.
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Supporting Resources
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Teacher Insights
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Marzano Six Step Vocabulary Process (pdf)
Marzano Vocabulary Four Square (pdf)
Vocabulary Game Ideas (website) |
- Academic Vocabulary refers to words associated with content knowledge. Within every discipline, there is a specific set of words to represent its concepts and processes.
- Content-Specific Vocabulary refers to vocabulary that includes technical words related to specific academic disciplines.
- Grade-Level Vocabulary refers to words that are appropriate for that specific grade level.
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Due to recursive nature of the standards, it is essential that teachers are aware of how all objectives within and between strands work together for optimal instruction.
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