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 Components of Effective Vocabulary Instruction Middle School: Please read/watch the following links and respond to the Prompt below. https://www.edutopia.org/article/vocabulary-teaching-strategies-middle-school https://amplify.com/blog/science-of-reading/the-importance-of-vocabulary-in-effective-literacy-instruction/   ( about 35 minutes long) https://youtu.be/9-cEdj9wvek Elementary: Please complete Lessons 6-9 and Assessment and respond to the Prompt below. PROMPT: Please rate your instruction in each of the 4 Components 1 (beginner) - 5 (advanced). Which Core Principles could you apply or improve on to improve your instruction?

  Vocabulary Instruction Read the following text and answer the questions that follow: Were you able to understand the text or answer the questions? How did you feel while reading it or attempting to answer the questions? Along with background knowledge and listening comprehension, vocabulary is a necessary part of language comprehension. Vocabulary is one of the strongest predictors of reading comprehension because comprehension depends on knowing word meanings.  Middle School: Please read the following articles: Classroom Vocabulary Assessment for Content Areas Approach #1: Academic Word Frequency Links Academic Word List (Coxhead) Academic Word List with Definitions (Coxhead) Academic Vocabulary Lists (Gardner & Davies) Approach #2: Sequence of Word Acquisition Links Article: Which Words Are Worth Teaching Approach #3: 3 Tiers of Vocabulary Resources Choosing Vocabulary Words for Instruction EVERYONE, PLEASE RESPOND: Which approach would be more appropriate for you to p...

  Who knew a Read Aloud could be so impactful...... This module of the training was the most impactful to me.... I loved the question techniques.... and the true planning involved in CORRECTLY teaching with a read-aloud.  I really look forward to seeing some of these strategies in all of our virtual classrooms! MIDDLE SCHOOL : Please check out these resources that can be used to extend student knowledge after read-alouds: K-3 START Read Lesson Plan Template | Resource Library | Cox Campus Comprehension Strategy Questions | Resource Library | Cox Campus Think-Aloud Stems | Resource Library | Cox Campus Mini-Lesson Framework | Resource Library | Cox Campus Learning Center Activity Ideas | Resource Library | Cox Campus Vocabulary Formative Assessment Ideas | Resource Library | Cox Campus Retell Rubric | Resource Library | Cox Campus Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for Middle School | Edutopia EVERYONE : Please share how you can incorporate read-...