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Vocabulary instruction not all words are created equal
1. Vocabulary
Instruction-Not
all Words are
Created Equal!
January Coffee House
By Billie Rengo
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Literacy Coach
2. Purpose-To Help Students
Succeed
Not all students are
ELL, but all students
are academic
language learners.
(Zahner, 2012)
Struggling readers
Students with limited
vocabularies
May be related to
learning needs or
lack of instruction
(Hutton)
3. Common Core Standards
Sort words according
to concepts
Use affixes as a clue
to a word’s meaning
Use context clues in
age appropriate
texts
Develop an
understanding of
multiple meaning
words
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4. What words?
There are 3 “tiers” of
vocabulary words
Tier 1-do not require
direct instruction and
are “basic vocabulary”
(ex. Sun)
Tier 2-sight words and
multiple meaning words
Require direct
teaching
Tier 3-low-
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specific words
(Hutton)
11. What does peppy mean? Use
context clues
Share a portion of the
story “Gingerbread
Friends “ by Jan Brett
12. LINCS Strategy
Step 1: List the parts
Step 2: Identify a Reminding Word
Step 3: Note a LINCing Story
Step 4: Create a LINCing Picture
Step 5: Self-test
(Zahner, 2012)
14. References
Hutton, T. Three tiers of vocabulary education.Super
Duper Handy Handouts, No. 182
Brett, J. (2009). Gingerbread baby. New York: Scholastic.
Worksheet Works. (n.d.). Worksheet works. Retrieved
from
http://www.worksheetworks.com/miscellanea/graphic-
organizers/frayer.html
Zahner, M. (2012, October 8th). Vocabulary instruction--
make it explicit!. Retrieved from
http://literacyinstructionalcoach.blogspot.com/2012/10
/vocabulary-instruction-make-it-explicit.html