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The Vocab Lab: Improve Students’ Academic Vocabulary with Daily Minilessons ANGELA PEERY, ED. D. ANGELA.PEERY@CREATIVELEADERSHIP.NET

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Two Forthcoming Books BLENDED VOCABULARY THE VOCAB LAB o Effective instruction o Modeling and school culture o Specific mini-lesson structure o Direct instruction that includes strategic use of digital tools o 200 ideas for mini-lessons o Incidental learning opportunities

m others’ educational level the gap 30 million word gap grows over Robert Pondiscio (2014) notes, (preschool) time… “ To grow up as the child of well- lack of background connected to educated parents in an affluent knowledge reading American home is to hit the verbal comprehension lottery .” writing and speaking achievement in all disciplines

Vocab Lab Components: SNAP Seeing and saying each word Naming a category and/or group to which the word belongs Acting on the words (engaging in a brief task or conversation about the words) Producing an original application of the words

MEMORY

S seeing and saying

N naming, classifying, associating

A acting on

P producing

Levels of Knowing a Word 1. No knowledge of the word — never heard or saw the word 2. May have heard the word, but don’t really know what it means 3. Can make general associations with the word and recognize it within context 4. Has a rich understanding of the word and can use it in speaking and writing Edgar Dale, 1965

Rank These Words… Enigmatic Lachrymose Cupidity Peignoir Verbosity Flumadiddle Hircine Fete Kerflooey Sempiternity Palliative Selenology Heptad Foist Condesplaining Pedantic Guanciale Microvolunteerism Natter Huitlacoche Blurbification Wistful Mostarda Caterwaul

Experience the Lab: Student Version Advance (v.) Proceed (v.) Progress (v.)

Experience It: Student Version Advance Proceed Progress

Experience It: Student Version How might you use these words in conversation with a friend today? • Advance • Proceed • Progress

Experience It: Student Version Advance Proceed Progress (antonym: regress)

Experience It: Student Version Choose at least two words to use in sentences showing that you understand the meaning. • Advance • Proceed • Progress (regress)

Experience the Lab: Adult Version Chiffonade Confit Sous vide

Experience It: Adult Version Chiffonade – Chiffon is very thin cloth Confit – The prefix con- often means “with” Sous vide – Sous means “under”

Experience It: Adult Version When might you make chiffonade yourself? What would you like to eat prepared by the confit or sous vide method?

Experience It: Adult Version Write a short paragraph using the three words in context to demonstrate you know their meaning.

Debriefing How do you see this working at your school? What questions do you have?

Words prefixed with un- and re- Design Your Own! More specific words for “walk” Seeing and saying each word Adjectives that are Naming a category and/or group to which the more powerful than word belongs ”good” or “nice” Acting on the words (engaging in a brief task or Primary, secondary, conversation about the words) tertiary Producing an original application of the words Azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy

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