Building+Academic+Vocabulary

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[|Six Step Process] (Flash Presentation) [|Preliminary Report on Building Academic Vocabulary] (PDF file) [|Developing A Systems Process for Improving Instruction in Vocabulary] (PDF file) [|Academic Vocabulary - Six Steps Info]

Marzano's strategies work, even at very young ages. Below, my daughter Lily explains how she learned the word "nonconformity." You can read the original "Marzano vs. A Four Year Old" post on ASCD's Edge here: []

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=__Step 1. The teacher provides a description of the term.__=

Build on direct experiences, such as field trip or a guest speaker, that provides examples of the term: [|Virtual Trips], [|Find or Make Your Own Field Trip], [|Yahoo Virtual Field Trips], [|Videoconferencing], [|Google Earth] Use video or computer images as the stimulus for the information: [|Power Media Plus], [|United Streaming], [|Vidipedia], [|You Tube], [|Teacher Tube] Teacher created examples using both a linguistic and nonlinguistic piece: ELA example [|Verb_Voc_Example.doc], Science example [|Simple_Machine_Voc_Example.doc] Use current events to help make the terms applicable to something familiar to the students: [|MSNBC], [|CNN], [|Yahoo], [|Google News], [|National Geographic] - educator resources Find pictures that exemplify the term: [|Copyright Friendly Resources], [|More Copyright Friendly Resources] [|Demos for math and science] - check out the samples made for different math and science courses [|Math demos] for all grade levels [|Math manipulatives] for elementary grades Use a photo editing software such as iPhoto (Macintosh users), [|Photo Story] ([|PC Windows XP users]), or [|Picasa] from Google (PC or Mac user) to demonstrate a term for the students in a slideshow - Photo Story and Picasa are FREE downloads, iPhoto is part of the software for a Macintosh computer

=__Step 2. The student restates the description of the term in their own words.__=

Notebook Page [|Notebook_Page_Example.doc]- created using Microsoft Word, may be altered to fit purpose or goal Four Square Template [|4_Square_Template.doc]- created using Microsoft Word, may be altered to fit purpose or goal Vocabulary Organizer [|vocabulary organizer.pdf]- PDF document, may not be altered

WIP-M (Word-Info-Picture-My Memory Clue)Vocabulary Organizer Word Map [|Word Map.pdf]- PDF document, may not be altered Word Journal Sample Page [|Word Journal.pdf]- PDF document, may not be altered

=__Step 3. The student creates a nonlinguistic representation of the term.__=

Use any of the document examples from the [|Step 2 page]. Use pictures, symbols, or graphic representations: Climate example [|Climate.doc], Frustrated example [|Frustrated.doc], Ambience example [|Ambience.doc], Kidspiration examples - Food Chain [|Food Chain.kid] and Addition [|Addition_Example.kid] examples - need Kidspiration to view these examples Tell a story using one of the photo editing software applications described on the [|Step 1 page] - iPhoto, Photo Story, or Picasa

=__Step 4. Periodically have the students do activities that help them add to their knowledge of the term.__=

Compare terms - using a Venn diagram, see [|Compare and/ or Contrast organizer] in list Classify terms - give a list of terms to students and have them classify the terms into categories - give categories to students and have them place the terms into the given categories Solve analogy problems - see [|Analogies organizer] in list Create metaphors [|Metaphors.doc] [|Graphic organizers] and more [|graphic organizers] which may be used for activities

=__5. Periodically have the students discuss the terms with one another.__=

Think, Pair, and Share [|Step 5.ppt] - use the PowerPoint to explore how to use the technique of Think, Pair, and Share with students to periodically do step 5 with students

=__Step 6. Periodically involve the students in games that allow them to play with the term(s).__=

**Scroll down through the four sections below: Flashcards - online tools for making flashcards,** **Make Your Own** **Vocabulary Review Activities,** **Vocabulary Online Games, and** **Vocabulary Resources - by subject or grade level** **to locate resources to help with step 6.** **__Flashcards - online tools for making flashcards__** [|Flashcard Exchange] - make your own flashcards or search through others, can get FREE account [|Quizlet] - the end of flashcards, makes learning vocabulary not a chore [|Thinkbright] - PowerPoint flashcard template

Making [|comic strips] to help learn vocabulary [|PowerPoint games] [|Puzzles] - make your own for review [|Spelling City] - online game to help with spelling, can customize lists of words
 * __Make Your Own Vocabulary Review Activities__ **

[|Language Arts games] [|Learning vocabulary] can be fun More [|games] More [|online games] [|Free Rice] - word of the day for secondary students
 * __Vocabulary Online Games__ **

[|Elementary vocabulary games] and activities [|Science Hangman] - fun way to review science terms Vocabulary [|games for K-8]
 * __Vocabulary Resources - by subject or grade level__ **

VocabiGami Template (PDF):