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Academic Vocabulary
DevelopmentSpring, 2012
Local District English LearnerCoordinators
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b!ectives• Establish a common understanding about the
de"nition o# $Academic English%
•
&rie'y e(amine recommendations #rom variouse(perts in Language Development
• Consider the language o# standardi)ed
assessments in one content area *Algebra 1+
• Discuss the characteristics o# e ectivevocabulary instructional techni-ues.
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Academic English
/uic rite 3o4 4ould you e(plain Academic English 5
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Academic English3o4 does it di er #romcasual6social English5
$Academic English is a variety or registero# English used in pro#essional boo s andcharacteri)ed by the speci"c linguistic
#eatures associated 4ith academicdisciplines.%
78obin Scarcella, Accelerating Academic English,
2009, page 1: ;
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<ive Components o# AcademicEnglish
Phonological component Stress, intonation, and sound patterns
Lexical component =re"(es, roots, and su>(es
Grammatical component 8ules o# grammar, synta( #or description, de"nition, analysis,
and persuasion
Sociolinguistic component ?no4ledge o# di erent genres
Discourse component 8ecognition o# elaboration that occurs in di erent genres
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-Robin Scarcella, Accelerating Academic
English, 2003
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Academic Vocabulary• 3igh #re-uency in academic te(ts• Appears across content areas• &oosts comprehension o# school7based
te(ts• ust be connected to prior no4ledge• Learned in conte(ts re-uiring their usage• Easiest to learn 4hen e(amples are
provided
B3andout 9 he Academic ord List
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Fnstructional odule1 SampleAssessment
Algebra F CS
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hin 7=air7ShareAnaly)ing ultiple7Choice /uestions
• Gumber o 17 .• Study the multiple7choice -uestion 4ith that
number.• hin hat 4ould ma e this -uestion di>cult #or
an English Learner5• Hnderline the academic language in your-uestion.
• Circle any language that might be problematic #orother reasons.
•
hat are the teaching implications o# thisin#ormation5• =air 4ith your partner and discuss your "ndings.• &e ready to share out.
:3andout ; Sample Assessment Ftems, Algebra F CS
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he CH&S ath Strategy
• C ircle the -uestion.• U nderline ey 4ords and numbers that
4ill help you solve the problem.• B o( the 4ords that tell you 4hat
operation to per#orm.
• S ide Commentary by translating 4ordsto mathematical symbols *E(., variables,#ormulas, pictures, graphs, operations,etc.+.
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Provide adescription,explanation,or exampleof the new
term.
Ask students torestate thedescription,
explanation, orexample intheir own
words.
Ask students toconstruct a
picture,sym ol, or
graphicrepresentingthe term or
phrase.
Engagestudents in
activities thathelp them add
to theirknowledge ofthe terms in
theirnote ooks.
Periodically askstudents todiscuss the
terms with oneanother.
!nvolvestudents
periodically in
games thatallow them to play with
terms.
A Six-Step Process or !eaching "e# !erms
"uilding "ackground #nowledge for Academic
Achievement Debra Pic$ering an% Robert &ar'ano
Page ()*
eacherDirecte
d
Iuided=ractice
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Fne ective Vocabulary Fnstruction• eaching 4ords 4ithout providing a conte(t
– Go grammar – Go connotations – Go di erentiation o# multiple meanings
• 8elying e(clusively on dictionary de"nitions• Go personal connection• Go clari"cation
• Conducting activities that do not re-uire verbalinteraction
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-Robin Scarcella,
Accelerating Academic English,2003
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E ective Vocabulary Fnstruction
1;3andout ; E ective Activities #or eaching Vocabulary
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Vocabulary ?no4ledge 8ating Scale
rend
Fnverse=ropertyIivenValueDistributive/uotientDivisor
Dividend
Vocabulary List
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E ective Vocabulary Fnstruction
Step + Engage students in activities that helpthem add to their knowledge of the terms intheir notebooks/layered books.
1B
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Layered &oo #orVocabulary Fnstruction
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=rocess #or Vocabulary Fnstructionusing the Layered &oo s
• ords and ratings – rite the 4ords – 8ate ho4 4ell you no4 the 4ord
• =redictions – =rovide a prediction #or each 4ord
• hat do you thin it means5• De"nitions
– =rovide a de"nition #or each 4ord• Visuali)ations
– Dra4 a picture or symbol that allo4s you to associate the 4ord 4ith thede"nition
• E(amples – =rovide e(amples o# ho4 the 4ord could be used in conte(t
• <uture Applications – hin about 4ays in 4hich the 4ord can be applied in other content areas
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E ective Vocabulary Fnstruction
Step * Periodically ask students to discuss theterms with one another.
1:
Io7Around E(ercise
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Io7Around E(ercise *<or 8evie4+
• <orm groups o# no more than ;• eacher distributes math vocabulary cards to
students *see e(ample on ne(t slide+• he #acilitator reads the math card to the group
*de"nition and e(ample+• ne person starts by saying a sentence using themath vocabulary 4ord on the card.
• 8otating cloc 4ise, each group member createsand says a sentence using the math vocabulary
4ord on the card.• A#ter every student in the group has had anopportunity to utter a sentence, the grouppresents its sentences to the class as a 4hole.
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<actor
* + ( *+
ord
Iraphic or Symbolic
8epresentation
&ac
De nition <or 4holenumbers, an integer thatdivides into another integere(actly is called a actor.
Example &y multiplying* x K 2+ and * x K 9+,
4e get x 2 K @ x K B.So, * x K 2+ and * x K 9+are the
actors o# x 2 K @ x K B.
&ath /ocabular0 Car% 1 or re2ie#3
1or an0 appropriate graphicorgani'ers3
90
B (@
9 ( 2 ( @
<ront
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ath Vocabulary Cards
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Iive De"nition, E(ample, and Circle arget Vocabulary
De nition
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Iive De"nition, E(ample and Circle arget Vocabulary
De nition
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Iive De"nition, E(ample and Circle arget Vocabulary
De nition
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E ective Vocabulary Fnstruction
Step 4 Involve students periodically in gamesthat allow them to play with terms.
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$&arrier% Cross4ords
-Pauline Gibbons,English $earners, Academic $iteracy, and
%hinking, 5667 pp 8(-8*
Cross4ordpu))legames.com
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3o4 can you ta e this in#ormation bac to theschool to share 4ith teachers and ensure thatthey are a4are o# the importance o#developing Academic English in all contentareas53o4 can you ma e teachers a4are o# e ectiveinstructional strategies #or academicvocabulary development5• hat setting 4ill 4or best at your school5• hat speci"c steps 4ill you ta e5
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