Explicit Vocabulary Instruction K-12

Anita Archer and Charles Hughes's Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching is a research-based instructional approach that empowers teachers to deliver instruction to diverse groups of learners. The workshops in this course will explore how to design and deliver scaffolded lessons that are organized for active participation as well as effective and efficient classroom management with mastery learning as the ultimate goal.

 

Look at effective practices for
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Why:
  • Indeed, one of the most enduring findings in reading research is the extent to which students’ vocabulary knowledge relates to their reading comprehension.  (Osborn & Hiebert, 2004)
  • Direct vocabulary instruction has an impressive track record of improving students’ background knowledge and comprehension of academic content. (Marzano, 2001, p. 69)
  • There is an notable .97 effect size for direct teaching of vocabulary related to content. (Stahl & Fairbanks, 1986)
Learn how to:
  • Create instruction that is clear and unambiguous.
  • Build instruction that involves presenting a words meaning using contextual examples.
  • Embed sufficient engaged instructional time devoted to vocabulary instruction.
  • Actively engage students in vocabulary instruction.
  • Provide multiple exposures to the word.
  • Teach student how to learn words on their own.
Bring vocabulary lists & sample texts you use in your classroom to the session.

Elementary and Secondary General Education teachers, ELL, SPED, RtI Interventionist, etc.
Kim Watts
Mathematics, Inclusion, Strategic Instruction Model (SIM), High School, Response to Intervention (RTI), Behavior and Discipline, Student Assessment, Instructional Strategies, Progress in the General Curriculum, Science, Multilingual, Teaching & Learning, Interventions, Differentiation, Social Studies, Diverse Populations, CTE: Career & Technical Education, Literacy, Elementary, Special Education, Reading Language Arts (RLA), Charter School
1 - Planning, T-TESS 2 - Instruction, T-TESS 1.4 - Planning: Activities, T-TESS 2.1 - Instruction: Achieving Expectation, T-TESS 2.3 - Instruction: Communication, T-TESS 2.4 - Instruction: Differentiation 1 - Instructional Leadership, T-PESS 1.1B - Monitors and ensures high quality instruction, T-PESS 1.1D - Ensures growth of individual students
In-person

$100.00
CPE Credits: 6.00  
Registration Closes: 2/3/2017 9:00 am
Education Service Center Region 13
5701 Springdale Road
Austin, TX 78723
Fri. 2/3/2017 - 9:00am to 4:00pm
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