Literacy Learning-Vocab Instruction

Literacy Learning -Vocab Instruction

5 Pillars

• Phonological awareness
• Alphabetic principle/word knowledge
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Fluency

Phonological Awareness


D x C = R
Decoding x Comprehension = Reading Success

Fluency




Vocabulary Development

• Life-long learning that begins early
• Influences thinking and understanding
• Strong vocabulary early, deepened and broadened throughout schooling

There are three tiers of Vocabulary Instruction

Tier two words need to be taught explicitly

• Explicit instruction at greater intensity and duration
• Repeated readings over multiple days
• Planned opportunities for student responses
• Multiple encounters with a word over contexts
• Every day definition not dictionary

Knowledge of Language
Phoneme


Morpheme


Framework for robust teaching of vocabulary using a story book

• Read the text for enjoyment and for its storyline -celebrate the message
• Select 3-10 tier two words for teaching
• Over a series of lessons explicitly teach the selected words

             -Child-friendly definition: Children say the word
             -Show the word in context of the story
             -Describe the word out of the story context
             -Choose ways for children to interact with the word
                     i) give reasons, examples or ask questions for the work
                    ii) engage the children in making choices about the word
                   iii) using all the words, relating words in the same context, children create examples

Practice and reinforcement over time is critical.