Monday, October 25, 2010

Direct Teaching of Vocabulary in the Social Studies Classroom

As part of our 6-12 vertical teaming, the social studies department has placed a renewed emphasis on the direct teaching of vocabulary. Department members took part in a day-long workshop to learn about explicit teaching of vocabulary terms as well as reviewing formative assessment strategies. The workshop encouraged each grade level team to create their own course vocabulary list. Teachers have been asked to use both tier two and tier three words. Teachers were taught a six step approach to teaching vocabulary that included having students write their own definitions and create their own graphic representations for each word in their notebooks. Students then work with the words during the unit. Several ideas were shared to help teachers develop a word-conscious classroom including the use of word walls. The Vocabulary Workshop Powerpoint can be found at at this site.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I every time used to study post in news papers but
now as I am a user of internet thus from now I am using net for content,
thanks to web.

My blog ... Diets that work for Women

Anonymous said...

Еxcellent gоods frοm you, man.
I've keep in mind your stuff previous to and you are simply extremely wonderful. I really like what you have obtained here, certainly like what you are stating and the best way in which you are saying it. You are making it entertaining and you still care for to keep it wise. I cant wait to read far more from you. This is really a tremendous site. Visit This Backlink

Anonymous said...

That is truly interesting, SLV!!! I question in the event you can take the test with no having
to pay. I bet I would check as "unable to preserve a partnership,"
simply because of my "I do what I want" attitude and sense of freedom.


My blog post ... shawna lenee

Anonymous said...

Eco-friendly Coffee bean states you do not have to accomplish a
point to lose weight
but what kind of benefits do
you receive if you do excersie and view everything you
consume and still have problems acquiring fat off I consume
only whold meals nothing at all processed Just strated the Green
Espresso Bean and would really like somewhat support

my web site; free weight loss diets