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Using Visual Literacy To Teach Vocabulary Keith Pruitt, Ed.S. Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting www.woweducationalconsulting.com

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First presented at the TN Spec Education Conference 2012 at Opryland Hotel. It is important to use visuals to teach vocabulary. Here are suggestions as to how you can make this happen.

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Using Visual LiteracyTo Teach

Vocabulary

Keith Pruitt, Ed.S.

Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting

www.woweducationalconsulting.com

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If teachers are teaching only 200 words per year, by 4th

grade students will already be 50% behind where they need to

be.--Keith Pruitt

Deficit of 800 words

How Great is the Deficit? Turn and Talk

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Beck, McKeown, Kucan

• Vocabulary must first be orally introduced.• Vocabulary is not grade specific.• Words must be explained, not defined.• Must be contextualized.• Multiple usages in a meaningful context (8-10).• Create Schema (visual representation)• Students reflect with each other• Three Tiers of Vocabulary

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The Work of J R Anderson

SensoryMemory

WorkingMemory

Discards

OR

PermanentMemory Files

Anderson, J.R. (1995). Learning and memory: An integrated approach. New York: John

Wiley & Sons

This speaks to why creating schema is so very important.

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Teacher Presented Visuals

The word we are going to talk about is invisible.

So what would that mean?

If something is invisible, you can’t

see it.

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Invisible

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Pollen

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antenna

© Art by Keith

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Exaggerate

Beck and McKeown, Elements of Reading Vocabulary, Steck Vaughn, 2004

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scheming

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Bison

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Fatigue The bear was very fatigued from walking so far.

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There are other ways

To create schema

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Today in science we are talking about volcanoes.

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Mt. Saint Helens

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What Words can I teach based on the

video just seen?

Turn and Talk

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Here are real students working with words in a real classroom. There are a wide variety of students in this classroom including IEP students.

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Glossary terms are highlighted

Terms are defined for the students in words they can understand

Pearson Longman, Keystone, Level E

Provide purpose for reading

fingerprint

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Student CreatedVisual

Representation

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How To Use VisualLiteracy to Teach

Reading

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Making Learning More Concrete

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It is so important for children to have words.

As a teacher, the most important teaching I can do is

to give students words.

And when I have done that I will experience one of the

most delightful words in the dictionary…

SUCCESS

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Thank You

Keith Pruitt, Ed.S.Words of Wisdom

Educational Consulting

www.woweducationalconsulting.com