Below is a list of a number of great apps that schools can use to help with vocabulary.
With reference to the picture below we need to think about
what weight we give to vocabulary in our reading programs.
The strong rationale is explained below:
There a multiple aspects to knowing word as described in the picture below:
4 key elements to developing vocabulary from research:
Word Consciousness:
Deliberate, robust teaching of words:
Cracking unfamiliar words; see the strategies below:
Important to remember when reviewing syllables that vowels carry the
sound of the syllable. Love the tip below too….
Morphology is the study of how words change.
Morphemes have meaning and phonemes just have sound.
Above is an example of how a root/base word is made up.
Some great resources for chunking challenges that could work into your spelling programme:
-https://thesyntaxproject2022.squarespace.com/lessons
-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGj9PHSVSf6efo2qBGdSMrZvtAJOco7a/view
-https://atlasabe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Morpheme_Matrices-rev072120.pdf
I think overall my biggest takeaway from today is that when students
reach year 5, around two thirds of the reading problems that they
encounter are related to vocabulary. Therefore, I would love to incorporate a
greater variety of vocab activities in my timetable. I love the morphene pdf that
was shared above and I would like to incorporate it into my spelling programme.
To start off I would like to include this once a week. I also think using the likes of
a jamboard for reading groups to make sticky notes around unknown words
which they can refer back too would be really helpful during my guided
reading sessions. I also loved the resources that were provided for the robust,
interactive vocabulary approaches.
Kia ora Cam,
ReplyDeleteYou've got some good notes here to refer to as you think about your vocabulary programme :) I like how you're thinking about how you might tweak your timetable, so that you can be more intentional about how you teach vocabulary and decoding across the week/term/year. The robust, interactive resources are a great scaffold here, along with sites like the Grammar Project which will give you that progression of skills to teach your learners. I also like the emphasis you've placed on making this fun! Learners are much more likely to engage and remember the learning when they are hooked in. Looking forward to hearing how you go!
See you next week,
Georgie