VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

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VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

• Chapter 6
• Cohen Cowan

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Key Terms

• Sight words
• SSR
• Direct instruction
• Mini-lesson
• Homonyms
• homophones

• Vocabulary concepts

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How can we avoid confusion when we teach
vocabulary wordsand their underlying concepts?
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Direct Instruction of new words
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Recommended steps for concept development

1. Be concrete bring in a picture
2. Discuss the attributes (web)
3. 5

Has a back
wood
Can have a back
wood
Sit on it
Sleep on it
bed
chair
4 legs
Flat surface
4 legs
Flat surface
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Concept development.

• 3. Give examples and non-examples
• 4. Have students identify other examples and
  non-examples
• 5. Apply concept in various situations to
  reinforce

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Vocabulary Research says.

1. Use direct instruction
2. Repetition and multiple exposures
3. Computer instruction positive
4. Combine definitions with context, meaning and
   usage
5. More reading is needed

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Direct Instruction of new words

1. Pronounce the word
2. Explain the word
3. Provide examples of the word
4. Elaborate on the word
5. Check for understanding

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Using context clues

• Structural clues
• Phonic clues
• Syntactical clues
• Context clues

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Syntactical clues

• Try to decide what part of speech the word is,
  then unlock the meaning

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Structural Analysis
really
real
Words I can make
1. 2. 3. 4.
really
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Graphic Organizers

• Semantic map
• Word map
• Semantic feature analysis chart
• Hierarchical array
• Word family tree
• Said web
• Concept wheel
• Concept ladder
• Frayer model

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Word Map
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Word Map
What is it?
sweet
dessert
creamy
soft
pudding
Warm or cold
chocolate
vanilla
Tapioca
Bread pudding
What are some examples?
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Semantic feature analysis chart
( share feature ?not sure Oshare
sometimes - dont share)
For People For animals For storage Big, fancy Small Crude, rough Perma-nent
house - - O O O
shack - - - ?
shed - - - ?
barn - O - - O
tent - - - O -
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Heirarchical Array
SHELTERS Permanent temporary For
people for animals for storage barn shed Large
, fancy normal Palace
house shanty mansion
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Semantic Gradient

• beautiful
• ugly

Arrange these words From beautiful to
ugly ???????????????????????????? ????????????????
????????? ????????????????????????????
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Said Web
stated
declared
lied
shouted
explained
yelled
described
whispered
said
begged
murmured
muttered
joked
laughed
asked
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Concept wheel
Hibernate Bears Groundhog Burrow Sleep Caves Under
ground winter
bears
hibernate
burrow
groundhogs
Words generated by brainstorming/Children
explain relationships
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Concept Ladder
Kind of? instrument
Part of? An orchestra
Made of? Wood, metal, plastic
CELLO
Kind of? Classical
Parts of? Strings
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Frayer Model
Nonessential Characteristics
Essential Characteristics
Nutritious food Contains vitamins Part of a plant
Color Which part of plant size
vegetable
Examples
Non-examples
Beans Carrots celery
Apples Sugar honey
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Word Play