Vocabulary Strategies |
Vocabulary games are one way to promote engagement and motivation for students while they practice their standards-based literacy skills. Vocabulary games require purpose and thoughtful planning to be effective.
Choose a story excerpt from “Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects” and review “Case Scenario: Jacob” to inform this assignment.
Part 1: Vocabulary Game
Create a small group vocabulary game aligned to one or more research-based strategies that meets Jacob’s needs. Incorporate a minimum of 10 vocabulary words from a story excerpt of your choice within your game.
Use the “Vocabulary Strategies” template to address the aspects of the game.
- The story excerpt chosen and vocabulary words with grade level appropriate definitions.
- Rules of the game, to include the roles of both teacher and students.
- How to expand the game to include higher-level thinking.
- Two accommodations/modifications, one for English Language Learners (ELLs) and one for a student with special needs, specifying their needs.
Part 2: Rationale
In 250-500 words, write a rationale to address the following:
- How does the vocabulary game implement one or more research-based strategy to support students’ vocabulary development?
- How does the game help to engage and motivate the students?
- How does the game help Jacob achieve his learning goal?
Support your findings with 2-3 scholarly sources.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Resource
Read Chapter 7.
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Read “Vocabulary,” located on the Reading Rockets website.
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http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/vocabulary
Read pages 29-39 in “Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read,” by Armbruster et al., located on the National Institute for Literacy website.
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https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
Read pages 23-27 in “The National Reading Panel Report: Practical Advice for Teachers,” by Shanahan, located on the ERIC website.
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http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED489535.pdf
Read “Effective Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary,” located on the K12 Reader website (2018).
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http://www.k12reader.com/effective-strategies-for-teaching-vocabulary/
Review 3-5 videos from “Featured Teaching Vocabulary Videos,” located on the Reading Rockets website (2018).
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http://www.readingrockets.org/atoz/1157/video
Read page 72, from “Peru”, by Ruurs, located on the Common Core State Standards website to inform the topic assignment.
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http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
Use “Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects” to complete the assignment.
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