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44R5
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by Dylan Savage 1 year, 9 months ago
Standard 4: Vocabulary Students will expand and apply their spoken and reading vocabularies to speak, read, and write effectively.
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4.4.R.5 Students will acquire new grade-level vocabulary, relate new words to prior knowledge, and apply vocabulary in various contexts.
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Student Actions
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Teacher Actions
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Students increase knowledge of grade-level vocabulary through reading, word study, discussion, and teacher-led instruction.
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Students use grade-level vocabulary and apply it in various contexts.
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Students relate new vocabulary to prior knowledge to further develop their understanding of concepts.
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Teachers guide students in selecting content-specific, and/or grade-level words to better understand content or relay information.
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Teachers use an effective instructional routine such as
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using the word in several contexts, pronouncing it clearly.
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providing a student-friendly definition, explanation, or example of the word.
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associating a picture, graphic, or something memorable with the word.
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using activities and games to provide practice for students, saying and using the word.
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showing the word’s relationship to other words.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to use new vocabulary in conversation and writing.
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Teachers provide opportunities for students to make inferences about text based on vocabulary words.
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Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback when relating new words to prior knowledge and/or using them in various contexts.
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Teachers explicitly teach new words by building background knowledge which gives students context for new words.
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Recommendations
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Key Terms & Related Objectives
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When students struggle to relate new words to prior knowledge, teachers can...
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use graphic organizers to show the connections of words.
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model the use of resources, such as a thesaurus, to show that many words can have the same meaning.
When students struggle to apply vocabulary in various contexts, teachers can...
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use mentor texts to illustrate the use of specific vocabulary for the intended purpose.
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ask students to use one or two new vocabulary words in writing on a specific topic.
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ask students to “try out” vocabulary as they discuss content with partners.
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