Ardas Wachter-Grene
akgrene@aol.com
Recommended Resources (Books, websites)
- Bringing Words To Life – Robust Vocabulary Instruction - Isabel Beck
- Building Academic Vocabulary – Teacher’s Manual - Robert Marzano
- Dictionaries written in student-friendly language:
Collins Cobuild Student’s Dictionary http://www.elearnaid.com/collinscobuild.html
Heinle Newbury House Dictionary of American English http://nhd.heinle.com/home.aspx
Longman Dictionary of American English http://www.idoceonline.com/ - These websites have free vocabulary materials that support these practices:
Kevin Feldman www.scoe.org/content.php?pageID=164
Kate Kinsella http://www.cascd.org/resources.shtml
Handouts:
- Academic Vocabulary presentation
- Narrowing the Language Gap - Kinsella, Feldman
- Academic word list – alphabetical
- Preparing for Effective Vocabulary Instruction – Kinsella
Some high points:
High incidence academic word list – grouped by frequency of usage (list 1 = most frequent; list 10 = least frequent)
Reciprocal relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension
Vocabulary knowledge is the single best predictor of academic success
Six step instructional routine for vocabulary
Attribution theory or effort-based theory – intelligence is not fixed. It is limitless and expansive. These are the factors that can impact overall “intelligence.” (Paula's note: the work of Martin Seligman at Penn State is a good read).
- motivation
- perseverance (how do I teach my students to have stamina)
effort - IQ (not the overriding or determining factor)
Resiliency
This is about teaching students these resilient “habits of mind.”
What are the factors that create resilient individuals? An adult mentor makes a great difference for students.
Brain Compatible Learning
The brain constantly performs CPR (Classifies & Categorizes – Pattern - Relationship)
BCL - Brainstorm, Classify, Label
Sorting is the classifying and labeling
Have Fun
The brain learns best when it's at play.
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