Day 6 - Vocab and Decoding

It was good to be reminded today of all the different tools and 'tricks' that can be used within Google Docs. I will need to refresh myself on this and teach some of these to my students. I especially liked being reminded of the citing function within Google Docs and think this will be good to show my literacy group as that is a skill they will be using once they go to high school or even further, to university.

Listening to all the different ideas of how you can teach different aspect of vocabulary and how important it is for understanding has shown me that I do minimal work in teaching vocab. This is something I am looking forward to bringing more into my lessons. With this I would like to explore Wordwall more and see how this can assist me in my teaching. 

I particularly liked the word knowledge scale and think this could be something I use with my learners, not only for me but so the students can see the progress they make with understanding words.

I have lots of ideas floating in my head now of different things I would like to do with my learners from more in-depth learning about understanding base words and how prefixes and suffixes can change a word. To bring in more fun activities such as the Rebus puzzles - Is there a site where you can make your own Rebus puzzles and can I get the students to create their rebus puzzles from some of their vocab. 

I would also like to bring in a word of the week activity. I'm thinking I might use a word that is related to our school theme or something. They will have to research the word, find out the meaning, use it in a sentence, and find synonyms and antonyms of the word. 

 I want to make sure that I focus more on tier 2 words in my vocabulary activities.

Comments

  1. NaomiJune 18, 2024 at 5:33 PM

    Kia ora Talei

    I have really enjoyed reading your reflections on Day 6: Vocabulary (and decoding), but especially your goal to be more deliberate and intentional in your vocabulary teaching. Vocabulary is highly correlated with comprehension, so any attempts to improve reading outcomes, as you say, should include deliberate and systematic approaches to expanding and deepening students’ word knowledge and use. As we mentioned today, Beck and McKeown consistently found in their research that important elements for improved outcomes were word consciousness, targeted choice of words for teaching (e.g. tier 2/3), systematic morphology work and interactive approaches involving multiple word exposures. I look forward to following how you target and implement more deliberate teaching that includes these elements.

    Like you, the word knowledge scale is one I particularly like as a pre-reading activity. It gives immediate formative information for teaching, and can be used again as a summative evaluation of the students' knowledge of those words over time. With the Rebus Puzzles, I don’t know of a digital app or site where students can create them but I do know there are so many free ones out there to give loads of practice with puzzle solving. I’ll make some inquiries though. Let me know if you find any too!

    I look forward to hearing how you get on with your plans to be more deliberate in your word work and with implementing the robust, interactive activities for homework.

    Nga mihi
    Naomi R.
    Literacy Facilitator - Manaiakalani Reading Practice Intensive

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  2. Mrs Andrea Bakulich-Tele'aJune 18, 2024 at 6:42 PM

    Malo lava Talei, love what you've shared her about vocab and decoding. The idea of a new word every week you'll see grow into one a day because the students will love it! I did this in classes over the years with a random ask about the new word and it's definition. We made it a bit of game, a point to me if they got stuck, a point for the learners if they responded correctly. Looking forward to reading more about your reading practice. Kia manuia

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  3. HelenPJune 21, 2024 at 12:03 AM

    Kia ora Talei. It was great to touchbase and hear about your learnings from Day 6, and your plans for explicit teaching of vocabulary. Word of the week or rebus puzzles are engaging for students and certainly will get students engaged. I look forward to hearing how you get on.
    I was interested to learn about the need for students to acquire a robust knowledge of about 700 words a year. How are we ensuring that we are giving our students the opportunities to gain this knowledge? I was also interested to read all about the importance of teaching prefixes and suffixes at an earlier age, I wonder if you will notice a difference in student's abilities in morphological awareness as the students who have been through BSLA as juniors make it to your end of the school.
    I look forward to seeing what vocabulary activities you come up with, and hearing how your groups got on with them.

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