Archive : 2008 : January : 11
Vocabulary Ideas
By ILuvRdg
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Have you checked out the site Florida Center for Reading Research (http://www.fcrr.org/)? There is a source for center activities in all five areas of reading, including vocabulary arranged in K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. There are some really good ideas.
When I introduce my words, we Say the word, Spell the word, and Say the word again. Next, we talk about what the word means, including the word in context or acting it out if needed. Then the students take their dry erase board and dry erase markers (one each of three different colors- usually black, blue, and red). They write the word three times each 2" | |
tall. We repeat that on the next word. I only have five to six words at a week. This is based on Tim Rasinski's work. We finish by choosing one word and writing it in a complete sentence. The kids LOVE this!!!!
There is a lot of talk, especially in Reading First schools, about which words should be "Vocabulary Words". The theory is that there are three tiers, or levels, of words. I might not have this part exactly correct, but Tier I is sight words, Tier 2 are words that the students will need to read in other situations in life, and Tier 3 are words that are content specific but not words that are needed outside the specific content area. The vocabulary words are suppose to be Tier 2 words. Anyway, food for thought.
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