1/8/16 Wilda Training w/ Nora (K/1)Friday, January 8, 20168:10 AMNora Acostanacosta81@gmail.com

Why teach vocabulary? Build reading comprehension In crease DOK Creates interest in words Incorporates 3 modalities

How does vocabulary fit into my daily (Wilda) routine?

Daily connections to text Routine takes approximately 10 minutes (initially may take longer)

Vocab Acquisition & Grammar:Step 1 - Planning

Text selection (5-7) Tier 2 words

o Purposefully choose the Tier 2 vs. Incidental Vocabulary (planning tool 4 parts)

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o Rules for choosing vocabulary wordsi. Words should be rich

ii. Words need to be highly usableiii. Decodable texts usually lack rich vocabulary. Use read

alouds, rhymes, or songs.o Create word wall cards and color-coded words cards with

chosen wordso Place cards on word wall

Green, black, red paper Visuals, graphics, photos Color coded word wall

o Black- articleso Orange - Adjectives o Red -Nouno Green- Verbso Blue- Prepositional phrases "tag-a-longs"o Yellow - pronouns

Vocabulary Introduction - Pg 27

Experience realia Word card- all students pronounce completely, provide immediate and

specific feedback. Repetition: "Say it to the _____________."

Say replied, say it to the floor, to the desk, to your hand, etc……

Step 2 - Teaching Demonstrate & practice physical representation (TPR)

o T says word, class demonstrateso T demonstrates, class says the word

Step 3- Daily Practice

This shouldn't take more that 1 minutes but repeat it several times a dy. Watch and walk to see that all participate

Listen to pronunciation of vocab and ensure all students are emphasizing the ending sound

Additional Daily Vocab Practice pg 32-33

Word Wall pg. 29 Word wall order leads to the sentence structure

Parts of Speech Class Books (pg. 70)

Use target parts of speech skills that students might be lacking :

Vocabulary Acquisition Routines (Pg. 27)

Teach - 10 minutes Practice - 30 seconds Apply - 10 minutes

Additional Practice & Application (centers) - 10 min 2-3 days/week

Building Sentence Mat (Pg 82) *start w/ basic (black, red, green)

Include black, red, and green One bottle cap (for the period) Word cards

Training Activity: "Four is the Core" Sentences (pg 80)

Create 2 red cards (Trixie & Family) Create green cards for replied, verb, zoomed, bawled, spoke.

Sentence Mat Examples

Explicit Writing Instruction STRATEGIES ---------------------------------------->

4 is the Core 5 is Fine 6 Clicks Seven-Up

Sentences Linking Sentences How to write

introduction/conclusion

How to write paragraph

Oral language, sentence structure, editing, and revise for all text types We start with the sentence structure

We encourage /practice a certain kind of structure Include a subject (noun) Include a predicate (active verb) It is important to teach the expectations of the complete

sentences Determine students' ability then teach appropriate sent.

structure (Where are most of your students?)

STRATEGIES: (Focus on Parts of Speech & Word Order) *** teacher always needs to model ***

Use colored pencils to color coordinate the part of speech

4 is the Core (pg 157)

o Students can give "+" mark in Scoring Checklist for each element of the 4 is the Core sentences.

5 is Fine (pg 159)

6 Clicks (pg 160) Seven-Up + Sentences (161 Linking Sentences How to write introduction/conclusion How to write paragraph

"Say it, write it, read it" Graphic Organizer to include w/ vocabulary

Sentence Structure Support Pg. 155-156

JOURNALS What is the purpose of journal writing? Students to generate their OWN IDEAS and content for writing Apply phonics (inventive spelling) Share their writing experience (T/S) Practice wrting personal narratives Experience interactive writing instruction

Rules, lettering, spacing, etc. Benefits of Journals :

Build self-confidence for the students Allow for applications of skills and concepts taught Make learning relevant Lay foundation for personal narrative & expository wtg. Informal ongoing assessments Helps make decisions about our instruction Lets us know when our students are ready to move on

How do journals fit into my daily routine?

Journals should be done every day!15 min. (longer initially)

Getting Started with Journals Step 1: Planning

Teachers:

Teacher journal o Prepare teacher model in advanceo Model sentences that contain rich vocabulary o Use sentences that lend themselves to red/green sentences

as much as possible Chart paper Brown marker (other colors for later Journal intro idea

o Select an idea for your prompt (about real things)o This lays the foundation for personal narrative

Idea jar and goodies to fill it (students can visually see that there are many ideas)

Students o Need bound journal (for each month) o Pencil and brown crayono A reference tool for letters and blends

o Spelling sound cards/ alpha friends o Self-check cue list

Step 2: Journal Time Students gather on carpet and you state the objective

Always date the journal Teacher models own story aloud prior to writing Teacher models thinking of a sentence prior to writing

Lots of think aloud!!! Teacher and class count the words