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Vocabulary and Academic Language in the CCSS—Grades K–5

Nancy Frey

Vocabulary and Academic Language in the CCSS

Grades K–5

Nancy Frey, PhDSan Diego State University

To acquire a new language, you must use it, not merely listen to others using it.

Talk

Academic language is a new language. Treat your students as

language learners.

Academic language is a new language. Treat your students as

language learners.

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Common Core State Standards

and

Academic Language

“Fewer, Clearer, Higher”“Fewer, Clearer, Higher”

Vocabulary’s Impact on Learning

Significant predictor of reading comprehension

(Baker, Simmons, & Kame’enui, “Vocabulary Acquisition: Research Bases,”

What Reading Tells Us About Children With Diverse Learning Needs, 1998)

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Vocabulary size in kindergarten serves as a strong predictor of reading comprehension level in later grades.

(Scarborough, “Connecting Early Language and Literacy to Later Reading [Dis]abilities,” Handbook for Research in Early Literacy, 2001)


Context-embedded vocabulary instruction promotes language acquisition for second language learners

(Tong, Irby, Lara-Alecio, & Mathes, “English and Spanish Acquisition by Hispanic Second Graders in Developmental Bilingual Programs,” Hispanic Journal of Behavior Sciences, 2008)

• “Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases …”

• “Explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings …”

• “Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts …”

—NGA Center & CCSSO, Common Core State Standards, 2010


• Role in text complexity• Predictive of student difficulty• Tier 2 words often overlooked in favor of Tier 3• Difference between “words worth knowing”

and those that are “essential to understanding”• Difference between knowing the definition and

knowing the meaning

Children Build Schema Long Before They Begin Reading

AttributesTypes

Behavior

DOG

How Do Young Children Build Schema?

• Authentic experiences

• Close observation

• Dialogue with others

These are the same conditions that contribute to vocabulary development.


An Intentional Vocabulary Initiative

• Make it intentional through word selection and intentional instruction.

• Make it transparent through teacher modeling of word solving and word learning.

• Make it useable with collaborative learning.

• Make it personal by fostering student ownership.

• Make it a priority with schoolwide practices. (Frey & Fisher, Learning Words Inside and Out, Grades 1–6: Vocabulary

Instruction That Boosts Achievement in All Subject Areas, 2009)

Step 1: Make It Intentional With Careful Word Selection

Our Purpose

How does your school select vocabulary for instruction?(Frey & Fisher, Learning Words Inside and Out, Grades 1–6:

Vocabulary Instruction That Boost Achievement in All Subject Areas, 2009)


Possible Vocabulary to Teach

More and more garbage! Every day peoplethrow more trash away. As the world population increases, more people throw trash away. Garbage trucks come to pick it up, but where does all this trash go?

• Blue = general vocabulary

(Gibbons, Recycle! A Handbook for Kids, 1996)


More and more garbage! Every day peoplethrow more trash away. As the worldpopulation increases, more people throw trash away. Garbage trucks come to pick it up, but where does all this trash go?

• Blue = general vocabulary

• Green = specialized vocabulary



More and more garbage! Every day peoplethrow more trash away. As the worldpopulation increases, more people throw trash away. Garbage trucks come to pick it up, but where does all this trash go? • Blue = general vocabulary

• Green = specialized vocabulary

• Red = technical vocabulary



The Problem: Too Many Words!

Must be narrowed, but how?

Questions for Selecting Vocabulary

1. Representative2. Repeatability3. Transportable

4. Contextual analysis

5. Structural analysis

6. Cognitive load

• Is it critical to understanding?• Will it be used again?• Is it needed for discussions or

writing?• Can they use context to figure it

out?• Can they use structure?• Have I exceeded the number

they can learn?

(Frey & Fisher, Learning Words Inside and Out, Grades 1–6: Vocabulary Instruction That Boosts Achievement in All Subject Areas, 2009)

Foundational wordsContent-Specific Words

Word Derivations

Word PartLists


General Understandings in Kindergarten

Retell the story in order using the words beginning, middle, and end.

Step 2: Make It Transparent With Modeling

Check Your Rubric

How do you model your vocabulary thinking?

(Frey & Fisher, Learning Words Inside and Out, Grades 1–6: Vocabulary Instruction That Boost Achievement in All Subject Areas, 2009)


Look Inside the Word: Morphology

• Affixes

• Root words

• Derivations

• Cognates for English learners

• Beware of false cognates! (embarrassed/ embarazada)

Look Outside the Word: Context

• Definition/explanation• Restatement/synonym• Contrast/antonym• Inference/general context• Punctuation

Look Outside the Word: Resources

• Peer resources from productive group work

• Dictionaries

• Bookmark Internet resources .

• Model how you use these.


Vocabulary in Kindergarten

How does the author help us to understand what cocoon means?

There is an illustration of the cocoon, and a sentence that reads, “He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself.”

Step 3: Make It

Useable by Collaborating

With Peers


How do you foster peer collaboration to allow learners to consolidate vocabulary knowledge?


Check Your Rubric

Learners need to use vocabulary in meaningful exchanges with others.

Oral Language

and Vocabulary

What better way than with word games?


Clues Developed by Student Partners

Ways to Stay Healthy

Members of the Meat and Beans Group

Things to Avoid

Nutrition

Types of Dark GreenVegetables

Food Groups Types of Whole Grains

Shades of Meaning

freezing

cold

warm

hot

Graham’s Grade-2Science

Vocabulary


Key Details in Kindergarten

What is one food that gave him a stomach ache? What is one food that did not him a stomach ache?

• Chocolate cake• Ice cream• Pickle• Swiss cheese• Salami• Lollipop• Cherry pie• Sausage• Cupcake• Watermelon

Foods That Did Not Give Him a Stomach Ache

• Apples• Pears• Plums• Strawberries• Oranges• Green leaf

Foods That Gave Him a Stomach Ache

Step 4: Make It Personal

With Individual Activities


How do you use independent learningof vocabulary to promote spiral review and metacognition?


Check Your Rubric

Generative Sentences

The teacher states a condition for a sentence, and students compose orally and in writing.

Use the word “hungry”in the third word of your sentence.

Opinions and Intertextual Connections in Kindergarten

NarrativeIs this a happy story or a sad one? How do you

know?

InformationalHow are these two books

similar? How are they different?


Writing FramesStudents integrate academic language with vocabulary knowledge about animal habitats:

I knew that ______ live in _____. I learned some new facts about _____. I learned that _____ live in ____. I also learned that _____ do not like to live _____. Another fact I learned was ____. The best thing I learned was _____.

A–BBald eagle

BellAmerica the

Beautiful

C–DDollar

Capitol building

Declaration of Independence

E–FFlag

G–H

I–JJefferson

Monument

K–LLincoln

MemorialLiberty Bell

M–NMount

RushmoreNational Anthem

O–PPledge of

Allegiance

Q–R S–T U–V–WWhite HouseWashington Monument

X–Y–Z

Students assess themselves to see their own progress.


Step 5: Make It a Priority

by Creating a Schoolwide Focus

How could you use a schoolwide approach for promoting vocabulary learning?


Check Your Rubric

Use English, science, and social studies content to make the most of vocabulary instruction.


Use gateway affixes to increase access to unfamiliar vocabulary.

(White, Sowell, & Yanagihara, “Teaching Elementary Students to Use Word-Part Clues,” The Reading Teacher, 1989)

Re-, dis-, un-, in-/im-account for 50 percent of all the prefixed words readers will ever see.

-s, -es, -ed, and -ing account for 65 percent of all suffixed words.

Words of the Week• Five words a week (Port: to, out )

– airport, transport, portable, port, report

• Group them by affix or derivation.

• Grade levels propose words.

• The goal is to build vocabulary and teach patterns for unfamiliar words.

• Consider creating separate K–2 and 3–6 lists.

• Primary lists can draw from Dolch and Ogden basic English word lists.

Ideas for Extending WOW Efforts

• Post the words on classroom word walls.• Give extra credit for using WOW words

in writing.• Post words each week on school

website and in newsletter.• Use words in games.

(Bingo, Password, Concentration)


Incidental Learning Through Wide Reading

2,250 words per year vs. 300–500 directly taught (Mason, Stahl, Au, & Herman, “Reading: Children’s Developing Knowledge of Words,” Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, 2003)

Learning Words Inside and Out

To schedule professional development at your site,

contact Solution Treeat (800) 733-6786.


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19Learning Words Inside and Out, Grades 1–6: Vocabulary Instruction That Boosts Achievement in All Subject Areas

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