Guiding Questions for Discussion from published Study Guide
1. The Common Core State Standards include a focus on learning word relationships
and nuances. What does this emphasis mean for your students?
2. In Chapter 4, students have many opportunities to find their own synonyms and
antonyms. Share your insights about these practices. Discuss other ways to help
students take ownership of their vocabulary study.
3. How do vocabulary lanyards support students’ vocabulary learning in Leslie’s and
Margot’s classrooms? Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
4. This chapter explains the concept of vocabulary code switching. Discuss examples
of code switching within your school population and how you might address it
within vocabulary instruction.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Word Nerds, Ch. 3 Making Introductions
Guiding Questions for Discussion from published Study Guide:
1. How do Margot and Leslie address students’ needs (emotional, social, academic) as they are introducing new words?
2. The Common Core State Standards stress students’ use of context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases. Discuss the ways that Leslie and Margot teach students about context when introducing new vocabulary. Why is it important to do so?
3. Review one or more of the student conversations included in the chapter. What do the comments reveal about vocabulary learning?
1. How do Margot and Leslie address students’ needs (emotional, social, academic) as they are introducing new words?
2. The Common Core State Standards stress students’ use of context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases. Discuss the ways that Leslie and Margot teach students about context when introducing new vocabulary. Why is it important to do so?
3. Review one or more of the student conversations included in the chapter. What do the comments reveal about vocabulary learning?
Word Nerds, Ch 2: Classrooms That Foster Word Confidence
Guiding Questions for Discussion from published Study Guide:
1.What is your definition of “word confidence”? Why is word confidence important, especially for high-poverty students?
2. Margot and Leslie have very different teaching styles, yet each of them effectively develops the vocabulary knowledge of her high-poverty students. What makes each classroom a place where students develop word confidence?
3. Leslie and Margot carefully choose words from vocabulary suggested in the school’s reading series. How can you select appropriate words and plan for instruction with your own students?
4. Discuss the benefits of establishing a daily vocabulary routine. How does the routine fit into a vocabulary cycle? Would a vocabulary routine be important for the students you teach? Why and how?
1.What is your definition of “word confidence”? Why is word confidence important, especially for high-poverty students?
2. Margot and Leslie have very different teaching styles, yet each of them effectively develops the vocabulary knowledge of her high-poverty students. What makes each classroom a place where students develop word confidence?
3. Leslie and Margot carefully choose words from vocabulary suggested in the school’s reading series. How can you select appropriate words and plan for instruction with your own students?
4. Discuss the benefits of establishing a daily vocabulary routine. How does the routine fit into a vocabulary cycle? Would a vocabulary routine be important for the students you teach? Why and how?
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Word Nerds: Introduction and Chapter 1
Introduction and Chapter 1: What's the Big Deal About Vocabulary Instruction?
Guiding Questions for Discussion (from the published Study Guide)
1. What research about vocabulary teaching and learning presented new ideas to you? How do these research-based concepts relate to your students?
2. Vocabulary knowledge has consistently been correlated with school achievement. How and why do you think vocabulary achievement relates to student success?
3. The concept of building "word schema" appears throughout the book. What is your understanding of word schema? Why is it important to learning?
Guiding Questions for Discussion (from the published Study Guide)
1. What research about vocabulary teaching and learning presented new ideas to you? How do these research-based concepts relate to your students?
2. Vocabulary knowledge has consistently been correlated with school achievement. How and why do you think vocabulary achievement relates to student success?
3. The concept of building "word schema" appears throughout the book. What is your understanding of word schema? Why is it important to learning?
Book Study: Word Nerds
This is a book study being done by teachers from Arlington Heights Elementary as a professional learning method for individual goals identified on our Individualize Professional Development Plan for the school year 2015-2016.Follow along as we journey through this text together. Reflections will be posted bi-weekly.
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