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This PP outlines various strategies teachers could employ to address/improve Subject Specific Terminology /Build Vocabulary.

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Subject Specific Literacy
? ¡°Students¡¯ comprehension will increase by 33 percentile points when vocabulary instruction focuses on specific words important to the content they are reading¡± (Robert Merzano, 2004).
Some possible strategies: ? Words banks/glossary of key terms ¨C available to students at the commencement of the unit (available on students¡¯ home page) ? Word Wall ¨C ongoing, organised display of key words that provide visual reference for students throughout a unit of study or a term ? Graphic association ¨C colour coded, eye catching, size, graphic/picture ? SST with definition
? SST show bag ? ABC Brainstorm ¨C effective as a pre-test ? Post-it notes (informal assessment) ? Wordle ? Flash cards/match the word to the definition (ask 3 before me) or look up definition on computer ? ¡®Word Storm¡¯ (use of white board/collaborative brainstorm) ? Battleship/Bingo/Hang Man/Scrabble/Pictionary/Acrostic SST association
? Word of the day (how many times can it be used in the lesson ¨C written/verbal) ? Paragraph writing/sentences ?Underline/highlight SST or write it in a different colour (Teacher could specify words to be included) ? 30 second madness ? Find-a-word, cloze passage, crosswords ? SST page with spaces to add new terms/sophisticated (tier 3) vocabulary ? Tier 1: Everyday words ? Tier 2: SST ? Tier 3: Sophisticated vocabulary (www.visuwords.com)
? Write on the reading: ? In blue underline key facts in an article ? In red circle SST and write their definition in the margin ? In black write any questions that arise from what you have read (this can be about content or the meaning of words)
? Coding strategy when reading a text: * I already know this + New information ! Wow ? Don¡¯t understand _ What¡¯s this word?
? Promoting Thinking with Terminology (revision strategy): ? 3 minutes to list as many SST as possible ? 3 minutes ¡®shopping time¡¯ (time to ¡®buy¡¯ terms from peers to add to own list. Cost is 3 terms = 1 mintie) ? Person with the most comprehensive and accurate list of SST is the winner

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Subject SpecificTeminolgy

  • 2. ? ¡°Students¡¯ comprehension will increase by 33 percentile points when vocabulary instruction focuses on specific words important to the content they are reading¡± (Robert Merzano, 2004).
  • 3. Some possible strategies: ? Words banks/glossary of key terms ¨C available to students at the commencement of the unit (available on students¡¯ home page) ? Word Wall ¨C ongoing, organised display of key words that provide visual reference for students throughout a unit of study or a term ? Graphic association ¨C colour coded, eye catching, size, graphic/picture ? SST with definition
  • 4. ? SST show bag ? ABC Brainstorm ¨C effective as a pre-test ? Post-it notes (informal assessment) ? Wordle ? Flash cards/match the word to the definition (ask 3 before me) or look up definition on computer ? ¡®Word Storm¡¯ (use of white board/collaborative brainstorm) ? Battleship/Bingo/Hang Man/Scrabble/Pictionary/Acrostic SST association
  • 5. ? Word of the day (how many times can it be used in the lesson ¨C written/verbal) ? Paragraph writing/sentences ?Underline/highlight SST or write it in a different colour (Teacher could specify words to be included) ? 30 second madness ? Find-a-word, cloze passage, crosswords ? SST page with spaces to add new terms/sophisticated (tier 3) vocabulary ? Tier 1: Everyday words ? Tier 2: SST ? Tier 3: Sophisticated vocabulary (www.visuwords.com)
  • 6. ? Write on the reading: ? In blue underline key facts in an article ? In red circle SST and write their definition in the margin ? In black write any questions that arise from what you have read (this can be about content or the meaning of words)
  • 7. ? Coding strategy when reading a text: * I already know this + New information ! Wow ? Don¡¯t understand _ What¡¯s this word?
  • 8. ? Promoting Thinking with Terminology (revision strategy): ? 3 minutes to list as many SST as possible ? 3 minutes ¡®shopping time¡¯ (time to ¡®buy¡¯ terms from peers to add to own list. Cost is 3 terms = 1 mintie) ? Person with the most comprehensive and accurate list of SST is the winner