Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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What We Know• Betty S. Bardige notes in her

new book, “Talk to Me, Baby, 2009’’ the amount of playful talk a child experiences before age 3 better predicts later school success than family income or race or social status.

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What We Know

“the most important aspect to evaluate in child care settings for very young children is the amount of talk actually going on, moment by moment, between children and their caregivers.”

Hart and Risley, 2002

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What We Know

In one week a child In one week a child in a high SES family in a high SES family may hear may hear 60,000 60,000 more words than a more words than a child in a welfare child in a welfare family.family.

Hart and Risley, 2002

2,150

1,250620

p. 132

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Dearing, E., McCartney, K., & Taylor, B., 2009

Quality of Pre-school Programs Make a Difference in Middle Childhood

high levels of language stimulation

Access to developmentally appropriate learning materials

A positive emotional climate with sensitive and responsive caregivers

Opportunities for children to explore their environments

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Partatore, Cassano, & Schickedanz, 2010

Latest Research

Impacts grade 3, 4, and beyond, needs to be integral

Early gap in vocabulary rarely closed

Talk must be rich, high quality pre-school programs can make a difference

Books– Unfamiliar topics, complex syntax

Reading words not enough, elaborate discussions, enriching information, providing children with the opportunity to use the words

VocabularyA child who cannot read proficiently A child who cannot read proficiently by the end of third grade by the end of third grade is destined to a lifetime of educational failures is destined to a lifetime of educational failures and, research shows, is more likely to end up in prison. and, research shows, is more likely to end up in prison. The National Institutes of Health considers The National Institutes of Health considers the nation's reading problem so pernicious, the nation's reading problem so pernicious, researchers there have labeled it researchers there have labeled it a major threat to public health.a major threat to public health.

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Why??

Hemmerschnickle

I know how to play hemmerschnickle.

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Why??

Dumblewhazzle

Please hand me the dumblewhazzle.

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Levels of Knowledge

Stage 1--Not familiar with the word

Stage 2--Have seen or heard the word

Stage 3--Know something about it, can relate to it in a situation

Stage 4--Know it well, can explain it and use it

Beck, McKeowen, Kucan (2002)

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Which words to teach?

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Which words to teach?Tier 1 Words

Words We Know Well

RunDog

Playground

Beck, McKeowen, Kucan (2002)

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Which Words to Teach?

Tier 2 Words 4-5 per week

High frequency, used in mature language, found in many contexts 4-5 per week

Above

AmazingBelow

Search

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Which words to teach?Tier 3 Words

Low frequency, used in mature language, used in limited contexts

Knight

KazooKayak

Beck, McKeowen, Kucan (2002)

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Beck, McKeowen, Kucan (2002)

How Do We Teach?

Rich Instruction

Frequent and varied

opportunities

Enhanced language comprehension and production

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Beck, McKeowen, Kucan (2002)

How Do We Teach?

Your New Words for Tonight

TIER 1,2,3 words

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Coyne, Simmons, Kame’enui, 2004

How Do We Teach Using Storybooks?

•Before, During and After book discussions and activities•Present words before reading•Define words while reading•Extended discussion and activities•Provide opportunities for children to use words repeatedly

•Repeated Readings

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• Now you select a book from your classroom. Identify three to five new words that you would like to teach this week.

• Develop center-based activities to help children learn these new words.

• Share your ideas with your colleagues