Many teachers struggle with students remembering academic vocabulary, especially Tier 2 words. How do you fit a vocabulary strategy into an already packed curriculum that will actually have students remembering and applying these words with consistency? This strategy can be used across content areas to help make vocabulary more concrete. Try the following Word of the Day Remix strategy.
For the Word of the Day, have multiple quick activities to go with that word throughout the day. This strategy, for maximum success, should have full staff buy-in, including support teachers. For example, a 3rd grade Tier 2 word is ancient. If a class schedule was divided into seven periods, create 7 mini activities pertaining to the word ancient. The activities should be repeated in the same format, at the same time daily. Here are some examples of activities:
Getting students to use the word multiple times in the day will give them an opportunity to hear the word, to recall the word, to create background knowledge, and to use it in context. What do you think about this strategy? What strategies do you use to help students successfully remember and use academic vocabulary in context? |
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