This document is a lesson plan for vocabulary instruction. Part A discusses why directly teaching vocabulary is important for student learning as it provides the foundation for understanding content and improving reading comprehension. Part B explains how to identify essential trade vocabulary terms and sort them by importance and order for instruction.
Unit-IV; Professional Sales Representative (PSR).pptx
Why teach trade vocab1 a
1. Module:
Vocabulary Instruction
Lesson 1:
Part A: Why is directly teaching vocabulary important
to students learning?
Part B: How do I identify essential trade vocabulary
and sort by importance and order?
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2. WHY TEACH
VOCABULARY ?(Part A)
•It provides foundation for understanding content
Enable the ability to refine, manipulate and
apply knowledge
•Is strongly associated with improved reading
comprehension
Full comprehension requires 90% familiarity of
content
<90% leads to frustration, lack of attention,
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behavior issues, tuning out
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3. WHY TEACH
VOCABULARY ? (cont’d)
•Assists in learning the technical language
More terms than learning a foreign
language
•Incorporates the use of 3 of the 9 High Yield
Strategies:
• #2 – Summarizing (defining term)
• #4 – Homework and Practice (using the
organizer to study)
• #9 – Cues, Questions, and Graphic
Organizers
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4. IS IT WORTH
INSTRUCTION
TIME?
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5. IS IT WORTH
INSTRUCTION TIME?
• Identified as one of the Top 10 Career
Success Standards
• ‘Industry Vocabulary’ included in TAR
• Define and use technical words and phrases
relevant to [TAR name].
• Academic Strand:
• ELA 1.4: Defines vocabulary common to the
industry
• Chapter 6 in A Guide to Standards-based
Instruction in Job Corps
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