Vocabulary

Effective Vocabulary Instruction

 * VOCABULARY VIDEOS**
 * Bringing Vocabulary to Life with Kinetic Media: [|Summary Example]
 * **[|VocabAhead]** - []
 * Great study room with interactive and personalized word lists
 * [|Student made videos] (see for example - [|cataclysm], [|implore], [|vagabond], [|amble])
 * **[|Brainyflix]** - []
 * [|Tranquil]: multiple sentences, images, and videos
 * [|Lavish] (student video)
 * [|Ubiquitous:](student video) -another version of ubiquitous
 * [|Plethora] (student video)
 * **[|VocabVideos]** - [|http://www.vocabvideos.com]- SAT Prep with TV Spoofs (program for purchase, but some are free for educators)
 * Student Winners 2010 - [] - irascible and scintillate
 * **Other student made examples**
 * [|Word of the Day]
 * [|Student video] on the scientific method: English language learners
 * [|Extended instructional video] on least common multiples and its real world application
 * **Teacher Made Adaptations**
 * [|Conjugating Verbs in Spanish: Parody Video]
 * [|Mitosis: What the cells do]
 * [|The Cells Rap] (6th grade)
 * Students: [|Mad Cow Disease]


 * Sharing your vocabulary videos**
 * Upload to Dr. Coiro's YouTube in Education website - [|manage]
 * SP2011: Vocab Video for [|segregate]
 * SP2011: Vocab Video for [|carnival]
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|tradition]
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|beber] (spanish)
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|bisect]
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|involuntary and voluntary muscles]
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|real numbers]
 * SP2012: Vocab Video for [|transcend]
 * SP2013: Vocab Video for [|fatal]
 * SP2013: Vocab Video for [|neutrality]
 * SP2013: Vocab Video for [|resistance]
 * SP2013: Vocab Video for [|slavery]
 * Upload to Dr. Coiro's [|TeacherTube] website - then we can embed the link of the video to view from our wikipage.

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 * Ideas for Effective Instruction**
 * [|Middle School Vocabulary Videos]: In this set of video clips, Virginia educators demonstrate strategies and activities that can be used in vocabulary instruction in middle school classrooms. The strategies and activities presented here are not limited to English class, but can be used for any subject or content area involving vocabulary instruction. A [|facilitator’s guide] (in PowerPoint) provides additional staff development opportunities.
 * [|A teacher's reflective journal] about using a vocabulary journal
 * [|David Hyerl's Thinking Maps]: includes links to descriptions and example of eight thinking map processes
 * Blank Jeopardy Powerpoint Game for games with key concepts and content area vocabulary terms:
 * [|Mindmapping Examples]
 * [|Inspiration ideas] for modified "mindmapping"
 * [|Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary](Great book by Janet Allen)
 * [|Possible Sentences]
 * [|Vocab-O-Gram]
 * Post-Reading: [|Concept Circles]

**Readability Issues and Disciplinary Vocabulary Instruction**

 * [|NAEP Reading Scores 2007]
 * [|Online Readability Calculator]
 * [|Other textbook readability issues]
 * [|How to Read A Textbook]
 * Textbook Scavenger Hunts in [|American History], [|Math], and [|Science]
 * [|How English Language Learners Express Their Reading Difficulties]
 * Video examples for [|Making Connections] and [|Understanding Vocabulary]
 * Education World Article: [|ABC Books Aren't For Babies]
 * Brozo, W., & Hargis, C. (2003). [|Using Low-Stakes Reading Assessment:] one school's story for how they increased the effectiveness of initiatives seeking to improve the reading levels of students in content area courses


 * Digital Vocabulary Scaffolds**
 * [|Vocabulary] - Online Web Dictionary : VoyCabulary makes the words on any webpage into links so you can look them up in a dictionary or other word-reference-site of your choice, by simply clicking on the word - this is pretty powerful!
 * [|Merriam Webster Online Visual Dictionary]
 * Improve Your Vocabulary with many of these interactive vocabulary activities at []
 * [|Word Sift] to quickly identify important words in a text passage, help visualize their meaning,and much more!
 * [|Readability Online Tool]Lets you customize the look of any website you select with the click of a button!
 * Word Ahead Vocabulary VIdeo and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT, and GRE ([|including videos made by students]) and [|BrainyFlix.com] for more vocabulary videos
 * [|Vocab Videos for SAT Prep]

CLASS ACTIVITY: Vocabulary Activities to Introduce and Explore The Meaning of New Concepts

Vocabulary**: Types of Rock** Activity**: Semantic Feature Analysis (download worksheet)**
 * 1.** Domain**: Science**
 * LINK:** [|40 Common Minerals -] [|Tungsten] [|, Silver, Feldspar & more]

Vocabulary**: Mixed Math Concepts** Activity**:** Interact with online simulations to explore characteristics and examples of math concepts. Then choose one term to describe using the [|Frayer Model].
 * 2.** Domain**: Math**
 * LINK**: [|A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2008]

Vocabulary**: Using Terms Associated With A Historical Event** Activity**: Possible Sentences** LINK**: [|Triangle Shirtfire] from History Matters EXPLORE MORE: [|The Triangle Factory Fire Online Museum]
 * 3.** Domain**: History**