Domain 4: VOCABULARY, ACADEMIC LANGUAGE AND BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

Question 1

The role in the development of word recognition and fluency.

Answer 1

To read a text aloud rapidly and successfully a student must be able to decode and create meaning of the texts.

• must be able to read homophones accurately
• make sure they have good prosody and can guage expression and pitch
• all of the above will help with comprehension

Question 2

Role of reading comprehension

Answer 2

• need to understand strategies to independently figure out word meaning, whole reading
• need to be aware of important theme-related words to understand texts
• increase the amount of time children read independently with various types of books to expand vocabulary

Question 3

Role of grammar structure

Answer 3

Academic language and complex sentence structures are used more frequently in written texts rather than oral languages. There it demands more instruction and exposure by teachers.

• language of texts
• word complexity
• complex sentence structure
• complex syntax

Question 4

Early vocabulary development (pre k -2nd grade)

Answer 4

• Oral language experiences at home
• Listening to books read to them
• Categorize and classify target vocab
• Compound words
• Explicit instruction for listening vocabulary

Question 5

How can effective vocabulary instruction and intervention reduce negative affects in reading development?

Answer 5

Limited vocabulary knowledge puts many kids at risk for early failure of learning how to read and comprehend texts.

• students should be assessed
• explicitly taught vocabulary meanings and strategies
• provided with vocabulary practice and meaningful exposures

Question 6

What is concept learning?

Answer 6

• category of the target word
• characteristics and features of the target word
• examples of the target word

Question 7

What is “realia”

Answer 7

real items

Question 8

What is the correlation between daily reading and academic achievement?

Answer 8

The more one reads independently the higher their vocabulary development because they’re exposed to a wide range of vocabulary.

Question 9

Reading at appropriate levels to promote vocabulary development.

Answer 9

Need to be aware of a child’s reading level during independent reading. If they’re reading at a frustration level they won’t be successful because they don’t understand what they are reading.
Instructional they may still need support.
Independent will be normalized.

Question 10

Tier 1 in vocabulary development

Answer 10

conversational vocabulary that students come to school with.

Question 11

Tier 2 in vocabulary development

Answer 11

words found in reading, academic language and higher order synonyms. ex elaborate, ridiculous, demonstrate

Question 12

Tier 3 in vocabulary development

Answer 12

words student will not use in every day language. usually relates to a content area such as science, math physics etc.

Question 13

In which tier will teachers most commonly provide instruction in using 7-10 target words at a time?

Answer 13

Tier 2

Question 14

How do you promote word consciousness?

Answer 14

1. vocab organizers
2. poetry as word play
3. illustration of figurative language
4. investigation of Latin and Greek roots
5. word games
6. etymology of words
7. categorize and classify words

Question 15

What are some common vocabulary organizers?

Answer 15

1. semantic maps
   - visually displays the meaning based connections between a word or phrase and a set of related words or concepts.
2. words alive
   - using visuals to determine the meanings of words
3. semantic analysis
   - strategy used to improve vocabulary by helping students examine the relationships among related key concepts in a text
4. word concept map
   - what is the word? what is an antonym for the word? what are some synonyms for the word? examples of how to use the word in a sentence.
5. sentence stems
   -gives students the opportunity to respond in complete sentences to effectively communicate.
   I like to eat___. ___ is my favorite dinner. I can eat ___ at one time.

Question 16

Value of listening comprehension

Answer 16

Conversations about books help children to learn new words and concepts that build on prior knowledge and experience.

Question 17

Reinforce vocabulary through oral language, reading and writing

Answer 17

• model use of vocab during discussion
• identify word in texts
• transfer new vocab within writing activities.

Question 18

Learning vocab from context

Answer 18

Students identify the clue words within the sentence that will help determine meaning for the target word

Question 19

What are the components of a vocabulary program?

Answer 19

1. direct teaching of target words
   - tier 2 vocab words
2. word learning strategies
   - 7-10 vocab words at a time
   - contextual
   - apposition
   - word structure (prefix/root word/suffix)
3. development of word consciousness
   - multiple exposures and practice with vocabulary
4. promote wide reading and meaningful exposures

Question 20

Vocabulary instruction should be composed of…

Answer 20

1. student friendly definitions
   - use tier 1 language or familiar synonyms making language clear and accessible.
2. meaningful and contextualized examples
   - provide familiar examples for the target word, more simple than how it is used in the text.
   - provide visuals
   - act out the vocab
   - engage actively with the word
   - develop graphic organizer

Question 21

knowledge of syntax and grammar

Answer 21

• sentence structure
• usage
• punctuation
• capitalization

Question 22

elements that promote coherence in oral and written discourse

Answer 22

• direct instruction
• teacher modeling: speaking and writing
• analysis of model writing
• proofreading