Research on Vocabulary Instruction and Acquisition

VocabularyReading ComprehensionSpelling

clovis crawfish

clovis crawfish

vocabulary

instructionthe glue of

comprehension

vocabulary

instructionstarting point

vocabulary

instructionhow should we teach?

vocabulary

instructionhigh frequency

vocabulary

instructionlexicon(how we know/use

words)

vocabulary

instructionlanguage of community

vocabulary

instructionattach meaning age 1

vocabulary

instructionrestaurant

vocabulary

instructionrestaurantplaces to eat

ethnic food

vocabulary

instructionrestaurant

places to eat

listening

vocabulary

instructionvocabulary types

speaking

vocabulary

instructionvocabulary types

reading

vocabulary

instructionvocabulary types

writing

vocabulary

instructionvocabulary types

who has the vocabulary?

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

vocabulary hard to reverse

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

schools & vocabulary

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

word knowledge is essential to

comprehension

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

MUST be active (to learn)

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

multiple exposure

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

copy dictionary? no !

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

connect 2 p. experience

vocabulary

instructionfrom the research

2000 – 3000 words a year

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

explicitly & incidentally

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

repetition & m. exposure

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

active engage vocabulary tasks

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

directive context

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

(non)directive context

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

(mis)directive context

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

good mixture (10?)

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

tier I words

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

tier II words

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

What are the Tier II words in this passage?

tier III words

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

What are the tier III words in this passage?

vocabulary

instruction

so now what?

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

so now what?

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

(pick your 10)

differentiated instruction

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabulary

asteroidExamples

Attributes

Context Use

vocabulary

instructionteaching vocabularyDefinitions

Dictionary Look UpDictionary Look Up

Student FriendlyStudent Friendly Vocabulary WordVocabulary Word

Use Word in Context

Find and Read it in the Book/StoryFind and Read it in the Book/Story

Write the Word in a SentenceWrite the Word in a Sentence

ExamplesExamples

Context Clue from ReadingContext Clue from Reading

Category/Class/Part of

Speech

Category/Class/Part of

Speech

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Conceptual UnderstandingConceptual Understanding

reading instruction“Vocabulary knowledge is a significant and constant predictor of overall reading comprehension irrespective of grade level”Yonanoff, Duesberry, Alonzeo & Tindal, 2005

Is lifelong reading a worthy goal?

reading instruction

reading instructionsome people say no

(??)

reading instructionhigh literacy rate is

new

reading instructionhigh literacy rate is

new(historically reserved for the

few)

reading instructiondigital technology

changes what counts as literacy

reading instructionnatural order?

(literacy is not for everyone)

reading instructionI … want to question the assumption … that books are on the way out. I think they’re here to stay. It’s just that not that many people ever did read them. Why should we think everybody ought to now?

Ursula K. LeGuin“Staying Awake: Notes on the Alleged

Decline of Reading”Harpers Magazine

February, 2008

reading instruction½ (18-24)don’t read

reading instructionchildhood to adolescence

reading instructionbusiness of reading

How often do you read for fun, on your own time?

Grade 4 Grade 8

2007

How often do you read for fun, on your own time?

Grade 4 Grade 8

2007

How often do you read for fun, on your own time?

Grade 4 Grade 8

2007

reading instruction

it is important ! (why)

reading instruction

what should we do?

reading instructioncongressional mandateNational Reading Panel

reading instruction5 components of

reading

National Reading Panel

reading instruction(1)phonemic awareness

National Reading Panel

reading instruction(2)phonics

National Reading Panel

reading instruction

(3)fluencyNational Reading Panel

reading instruction(4)vocabulary

National Reading Panel

reading instruction(5)comprehension

National Reading Panel

reading instruction

phonemic awareness

reading instruction

cat

reading instruction

instructional strategies

phonemic awareness

reading instruction

phoneme isolation

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instruction

phoneme identity

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instruction

phoneme substitution

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instruction

oral segmenting

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instruction

oral blending

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instruction

sound deletion

phonemic awareness strategies

reading instructionphonemic awareness strategies

less than 10 min a day!

reading instruction

PHONICS

reading instruction

begin in k – 1st grade

phonics instruction

reading instruction

taught systematically

phonics instruction

reading instruction

include letter shapes

phonics instruction

reading instruction

include letter names

phonics instruction

reading instruction

include phonemic awareness

phonics instruction

reading instruction

major letter-sound relationships

phonic instruction

reading instruction

how long? 2 yrs

phonics instruction

reading instruction

FLUENCY

reading instruction

bridges word recognition and comprehension

fluency

reading instruction

students who score low on fluency score low on comprehension

fluency

reading instruction

we neglect fluency in instruction !

fluency

reading instruction

vocabulary(enough said )

reading instruction

comprehension

comprehension

reading instruction

it is the reason for reading

comprehension

reading instruction

must teach strategies!

comprehension

reading instruction

monitor comprehension

Comprehension strategies

reading instruction

monitor comprehension

Comprehension strategies

reading instruction

metacognition strategies

Comprehension strategies

reading instruction

graphic organizers

Comprehension strategies

reading instruction

graphic organizers

Comprehension strategies

reading instructiongraphic organizers

Comprehension strategies

spelling instructionpre-communicative

spelling

spelling instructionscribbles

letter & number like

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instructionno letter-sound understanding

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instruction

UPPERCASE LETTERS

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instruction

Write up-down-side-left

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instruction

know print has meaning

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instruction

teaching strategies

pre-communicative spelling

spelling instructionsemi-phonetic spelling

spelling instructionsemi-phonetic spelling

teaching strategies

spelling instructionphonetic spelling

spelling instructionsemi-phonetic spelling

strategies

spelling instructiontransitional spelling

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spelling instructiontransitional spelling

strategies

spelling instructioncorrect spelling