Framing Math Vocabulary

Framing Math

Vocabulary

School LeadershipCampus Instructional Coaches

MATHWORKSAHEAD

Norms• Participate• Be respectful • Challenge your limits

• Monitor technology• Make learning meaningful

Core Beliefso Our main purpose is to improve student

academic achievement.o Effective instruction makes the most

difference in student academic performance.o There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.o With our help, at risk students will achieve at

the same rate as non-at risk students.o Staff members must have a commitment to

children and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.

A ___________ (item) is like Core Belief #_____ because . . .

PurposeLesson Objective

Participants will learn how to effectively construct and utilizevisual vocabulary word walls.Demonstration of LearningParticipants can illustrate a word tovisually represent the meaning andgenerate an interactive activitysuccessfully.

Roll the Tape

Walk and Talk

What does the research say?

Socio-Economic Status

Words Heard per

Hour

Cumulative Language by Age 4 (million)

High 2,153 45Middle 1,251 26

Low 616 13

Reflections 1 & 2

How does vocabulary instruction impact your role as an Instructional Coach?

Lifelong Effects of Vocabulary• The language problems of students who enter school with poor or limited vocabularies only worsen over time.

• Vocabulary knowledge is closely related to earning potential. Students’ lack of everyday and academic vocabulary ultimately translates into shallow interactions with print and the spoken word, fewer job opportunities, and less income.

Beck, McKeown, & Kucan (2002)

State StandardRationale

Math - K.14B, 1.12B, 2.13B, 3.15B, 4.15B and 5.15B

• Relate everyday language to mathematical language and symbols.

Which tools are used to

teach vocabulary?

Word Walls

Visual Vocabular

y Display

Vocabulary

Number and Operations

Algebraic Reasoning

Geometry and

Measurement

Data Analysis

Math VocabularyReporting Categories Grades K – 2nd

Vocabulary

Number Sense

Patterns

GeometryMeasurement

Graphs and Statistics

Math VocabularyReporting Categories Grades 3rd –

5th

Visual Vocabulary Display

Reporting category

Visual Vocabulary Display

Visual Vocabulary Activity

Activity for Vocabulary

• Select one math vocabulary word.• Use an index card to illustrate the meaning. • Place cards under appropriate reporting categories.• Be prepared to discuss words.

Roll the Tape:Let the Games

Begin

Interactive Activities• Clap, chant & write• Make a Sentence• Bag and Tag• Be Mind Reader• Flashlight Word

Demonstration of LearningParticipants can illustrate a word to visually represent the meaning and generate an interactive activitysuccessfully.

Closure and Reflections

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

Kurt Vonnegut