Final Flashcards
receptive literacy
listening and reading
expressive literacy
writing and speaking
fourth grade slump
students who fall behind in reading due to a “shift from learning to read in grades 1-3 and reading to learn in 4-8”
tier 1 vocabulary
basic words
common words used socially
ex. clock
tier 2 vocabulary
academic vocabulary
school words
used more frequently in written language
ex. obvious
tier 3 vocabulary
specialized terms
content-specific
often abstract
ex. biology
academic vocabulary
vocabulary that is found in textbooks and books
importance of academic vocabulary
it is part of their background knowledge and affects their comprehension
Marzano’s 6 steps to vocabulary instruction
explain
restate
show
engage
discuss
play
nonlinguistic representation
enhance students ability to use mental images to represent and elaborate knowledge
importance of nonlinguistic representation for ELL students
a picture is worth 1000 words- show, don’t tell
connotation
personal and cultural meanings in addition to their primary, literal meaning of a word
denotation
the primary, literal meaning or dictionary meaning of a word
vocabulary influence on comprehension
comprehension improves when you know what the words mean
what is a know statement?
facts
vocabulary
dates
procedural knowledge
what is an understand statement?
big ideas
generalizations
what is a do statement?
basic skills
thinking skills
social skills
backward design
planning with the end in mind
3 steps to backward design
- unpack your standards/frameworks
- design your assessments
- plan the lessons
gradual release of responsibilty
to provide appropriate instruction, moving students towards independence
basic steps to the gradual release of responsibility
i do, we do, you do
3 ways that students can vary
readiness
interest
learning profile