A brief introduction to Marzano's ideas of "Building Academic Vocabulary including activities.

1. Building Academic Vocabulary
HPISD Breakout Sessions
October 17, 2013

2. What is the need for developing a K-12
academic vocabulary plan?

3. What is the need for developing a K-12
academic vocabulary plan?
• Research indicates a 23% increase on
assessments with direct vocabulary
instruction.
Stahl and Fairbanks (1986) and Marzano (2004).

4. What is the need for developing a K-12
academic vocabulary plan?
• Research indicates a 23% increase with direct
vocabulary instruction.
• Powerful tool in vertical alignment.

5. What is the need for developing a K-12
academic vocabulary plan?
• Research indicates a 23% increase with direct
vocabulary instruction.
• Powerful tool in vertical alignment.
• Fills the gap of knowledge base of
academically disadvantaged students.

6. Choosing academic vocabulary
• Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• College and Career Readiness Standards

7. 1. Provide an explanation, description
or example of the new term
• Framing the Lesson (mini-lesson)
• Questioning techniques
• Marzano suggests imaging is important
– Similar to Marcia Tate’s 20 Suggestions
The new term is chef.
Compare to cook?

8. 2. Have students restate the
explanation, description or example
in their own words
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FSGPT (Fundamental 5)
Questioning techniques
Reciprocal teaching (Marcia Tate)
Critical Writing (Fundamental 5, Marcia Tate)

9. 3. Students will construct a
picture, symbol or graphic
representing the term or phrase.

10. 4. Engage the students in activities
that help them add to their
knowledge of the terms.
• FSGPT (Fundamental 5)
• Games (Marcia Tate)
• Labs (Science classes, CTE classes)

11. 5. Periodically ask students to discuss
terms with each other.
•FSGPT (Fundamental 5)
•Reciprocal teaching
(Marcia Tate)

12. 6. Periodically use games that allow
students to play with the terms.
• FSGPT (Fundamental 5)
• Games {DUH} (Marcia Tate)

13. Monitoring accuracy of students
• Move around the room (Power Zone)
• Check work to determine the level of
understanding and clarity (Recognize and
Reward or writing critically)
• During reviews and games, listen for
misconceptions and areas of confusion (FSGPT
or Recognize and Reward)
• Journals or notes of critical writing on concept

14. 8 Ideas
for teaching Vocabulary
-Free Association
-Talk a Mile a Minute
-Vocabulary Charades
-Matrix
- Comparing Terms
- Draw Me
- Name that Category
- What is the Question
1) Explain the idea
2) How can you use it:
- Secondary
- Elementary