For Vocabulary Development Across Disciplines

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Word Walls

• For Vocabulary Development Across Disciplines

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WHAT IS IT?

• A word wall is an interactive collection of words
  or parts of words used to teach
• vocabulary,
• spelling,
• letter-sound correspondence,
• and more.

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WHAT ITS NOT?

• Word walls are not simply décor
• they are works in progress designed to promote
  group learning.

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THEIR USE?

• Words should be added to the wall as they are
  encountered in learning and should be removed (or
  moved to a review board) as they become part of
  the students knowledge bank.
• You can choose words from the CSCOPE lesson you
  are presently teaching, specific vocabulary
  lists, the book you are reading to your
  students, from words that students ask you as
  they read, or from your basal or other textbook
• Your word wall should not look the same week
  after week. Dont make this one more thing to
  do." It should fit seamlessly into your regular
  day.

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Samples
Source http//www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/reading/Wor
dWall.htm
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• This word wall is placed near calendar to be used
  daily at the beginning of class to ensure the
  students practice the words at least once a day

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• Word wall from high school French class on a
  story about cats.

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• Words can be categorized on the wall.

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A computer was used to design this wall of
accounting terms.
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Use your cabinet doors.
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Out of wall space? Even your ceiling can be a
word wall! Using magnets made this wall easy to
change.
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Word walls are valuable across content area
disciplines.
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Putting your word wall on your door reminds
students of terms as they get up to leave the
room. If you only review two terms each day, that
helps!
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Source Martin High School
Thanks to Ms. R. Aguirre for this word wall
sample.
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Source Martin High School
Thanks to Ms. M. Montemayor for this word wall
sample.
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Source Martin High School
Thanks to Ms. M. Montemayor for this word wall
sample. It is student generated.
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A dry erase board can be used to display your
word wall.
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Words are posted individually for this display.
In this case, on a clothesline.
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If you use chart paper and word wall gets too
full, move the chart paper and start a new list.
Color coding the word wall can be helpful in
identifying new words.
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Divide a bulletin board into three word walls,
especially if you teach three different classes.
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After class discusses the vocabulary word of the
day, it is placed on the word wall.
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Word walls dont have to be fancy. Handwritten
walls work just as well typed ones!
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Project boards make great word walls that can be
used in literacy stations. On the wall, words are
pinned for the week, then they are placed in the
correct pocket for future reference.
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Words can be placed on the wall as well as on a
bulletin board or chart.