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VocabularyVocabulary
Vocabulary BackgroundVocabulary BackgroundWhen students graduate from
high school their vocabulary is around 25,000 words.
Students vocabulary grows about 3000 words a year.
However, if you teach your students 10-15 words a week then at the end of the school year you will have taught 555 words.
How are students How are students learning?learning?Family activitiesHobbiesTripsTelevisionREADING
Vocabulary StrategyVocabulary StrategyMorphemesMorphemes
Use your knowledge of morphemes to decode the following word. What does it mean:
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
Need some help?Need some help?
Let’s see if context helps … Because of his proximity to Mt. Saint Helens, he
contracted PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
Pneumono - related to the lungs Ultra - transcending; super Micro – small Scopic– related to a viewing instrument Silico- the mineral silicon Volcano- eruption in the earth from which molten rock,
steam, and dust issue Coni ( konis) – dust Osis – referring to a disease condition
Morphemic AnalysisMorphemic AnalysisStudents can learn meanings of
words by locating the words root, prefix, and suffix.
Omnivorous omni=allCarnivorous carno=fleshHerbivorous
herb=vegetation
vorous=to swallow up
Levels of Word KnowledgeLevels of Word KnowledgeUnknown word—I don’t know this
wordInitial recognition—I have seen or
heard this word or I can pronounce it
Partial word knowledge—I know one meaning of this word and can use it in a sentence
Full word knowledge—I know more than one meaning or several ways to use this word.
Components of Word Components of Word StudyStudy1. Concepts and word meanings2. Multiple meanings3. Morphemic analysis4. Synonyms5. Antonyms6. Homonyms7. Etymologies8. Figurative meanings
Concepts and Word Concepts and Word MeaningsMeaningsYou have 60 seconds to write
single words.You have 60 seconds to write
single words about summer vacations.
Most students can learn more words when they attach them to a concept.
Multiple Meanings of Multiple Meanings of WordsWordsStudents need to be exposed to
words in meaningful contexts in order to learn the multiple meanings of words.
Write down the meanings you can think of for the word BANK.
How would you explain these multiple meanings to students learning English or students of special need?
SynonymsSynonymsWords that have the same or
nearly the same meaning as other words
Cold: cool, chilly, frigid, icy, frosty, freezing
I got hurt yesterday. I cut my foot on a rock.
AntonymsAntonymsWords that express opposite
meanings.
There are opposites that are more appropriate than others.
What is the opposite of loud?She wore a very loud shirt.The plane flying overhead was
loud.
HomophonesHomophonesWords that sound alike but are
spelled differently.
The King Who Rained.
Etymology—the history of Etymology—the history of wordswordsZeroTattooRobotYogurtRestaurantDollarJungleumbrella
ItalianCzechTurkishPolynesian French ArabicGermanHindi
answersanswersZero ArabicTattoo PolynesianRobot CzechYogurt TurkishRestaurant FrenchDollar GermanJungle HindiUmbrella Italian
Figurative Meanings of Figurative Meanings of WordsWordsIdioms—groups of words that have
a special meaning. “I’m in hot water”◦Amelia Bedilia
Metaphors◦Compare two things by implying that
one is the other without using like or as.Similes
◦Compare two things by using like or as.
He is a hotdog!
He is as hot as a dog!
Vocabulary KWL +Vocabulary KWL +What I think I know about
this word
What can I do to find out
What I have Learned
Predict words from a textPredict words from a textLinking Literature and Popular
Culture Chapter 3: The Case for Popular
Culture in American ClassroomsWhat words do you predict would
be in the chapter?How could you use this strategy
with your students?
Word MapWord Map
Example Nonexample
AntonymSynonym
angry
PAVEPAVEPrediction, Association, Verification, Prediction, Association, Verification, EvaluationEvaluation
1. Students write the sentence or context in which the word appears.
2. They write the word again.3. They write a sentence of their own.4. They check the words meaning in a
dictionary.5. They examine steps 3 and 4 and
write a better sentence.6. They draw an image to help them
remember the meaning of the word. I never divulge a secret that a friend has entrusted to me.
Knowledge RatingKnowledge Rating
Rate your knowledge of these words
Word Know Well Seen/heard it Don’t Know
Pedagogy
Semiotics
Literacy
Hermeneutics
Paradigm
Verbal/Visual AssociationVerbal/Visual Association
Word Example
Definition Non example
Verbal/Visual Association Verbal/Visual Association ModifiedModifiedWord Picture
Definition Example
RIVETRIVET
Academic “Hangman” Introduces or Reinforces
VocabularyCan be used whole group or in
student teams
http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/rivet.htm
WebsitesWebsiteswww.wordorigins.orgwww.dictionary.comhttp://www.voycabulary.com/
◦Will create definition links on any webpage
www.readwritethink.org◦Go to lessons, choose grade level,
then “learning about language”, choose vocabulary
ActivityActivityChoose a topic and a vocabulary
activity and explain how you would implement it in your classroom.