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3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection 41 Replies

Started by Brandy Arnold in Discussion Thread. Last reply by Erica McCoy Jun 15, 2010.

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Lesson 4A Explicit Vocabulary Lesson 28 Replies

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PAP Intermediate and Beyond 44 Replies

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Erica McCoy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
The word wall is one of the FRI strategies I did use this year. It was very effective.
Jun 15, 2010
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Erica McCoy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
3 strategies for building and strengthening vocabulary that I would like to incorporate: 1. Word sorts - students will collect vocabulary words on cards throughout the year and work together to group these words with similar meanings or shared…
Jun 15, 2010
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Erica McCoy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'Lesson 4A Explicit Vocabulary Lesson'
I like the idea of illustrating homographs, synonyms, and antonyms. I also love the fly swatter game. We did that in my class this past year a couple of times and the students loved it.
Jun 15, 2010
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Erica McCoy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'Lesson 4A Explicit Vocabulary Lesson'
Explicit Vocabulary Lesson it attached.
Jun 15, 2010
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Tammy Moffses replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'PAP Intermediate and Beyond'
Recently while I was online searching for some excellent reading resources, I found myself studying an e-interview with phonics experts, Wendy Cheyney and Judith Cohen. (http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr317.shtml) During this session, the…
Jun 14, 2010
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Spencer Corbett replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'PAP Intermediate and Beyond'
PAP Intermediate and Beyond Phonics is an instructional method of teaching the relationship between letters and sounds. A necessary step for beginning readers is to be knowledgable of the alphabetic system and then to apply that understanding in…
Jun 8, 2010
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Angela Boatwright replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'Lesson 4A Explicit Vocabulary Lesson'
Vocabulary lesson attached
Jun 7, 2010
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Angela Boatwright replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
Strategies I would like to incorporate into my instruction: 1. I am currently telling students the kid friendly word definition. I need to get them more involved. I would like to also have them draw a picture of the meaning. Once my kindergarten…
Jun 6, 2010
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Angela Boatwright replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
I too like the idea of portable interactive word walls. How do you plan to choose the words that will be on the interactive word walls?
Jun 6, 2010
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Angela Boatwright replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
I agree about the dictionary usage. As I was reading I was thinking that the dictionary should not be abandoned but used at the end and compare/contrast the dictionary definition to the class/student definition.
Jun 6, 2010
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Menieca Kennedy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'Lesson 4A Explicit Vocabulary Lesson'
Three target words for instruction 1. sliver: a thin, narrow piece 2. phases: the appearance and shape of the moon or planet as seen at a particular time 3. quarter moon: phase of the moon in which it looks like a half circle Explicit…
May 7, 2010
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Menieca Kennedy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
I agree with you Beth. I would also like to use Reader's Theater more in my classroom. The students really enjoy when we do this activity. For my SRA iii Reading class in which I teach the upper level readers, I would like to have a Book Club…
May 7, 2010
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Menieca Kennedy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion '3-2-1 Vocabulary Reflection'
Strategies that I would like to incorporate into my classroom 1. Word Associations- I would like to incorporate word associations into instruction to help students with word meaning. This activity engages students in making associations between…
May 7, 2010
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Menieca Kennedy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'PAP Intermediate and Beyond'
I agree with you about the complexity of the text increasing as students get older. Instruction should be adjusted to help the students that continue to struggle with reading. We can not just assume that students "know" how to read just…
May 6, 2010
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Menieca Kennedy replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'PAP Intermediate and Beyond'
Phonics should be taught in the intermediate grades and beyond. The ultimate goal of reading is good comprehension. In order for a child to understand what he reads, he must be able to do it quickly and automatically, without stumbling over the…
May 6, 2010
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Beth Burnam replied to Brandy Arnold's discussion 'PAP Intermediate and Beyond'
Reading this research is quite insightful! That's all the more reason we have to make certain none of our students are overlooked and we provide the additional help as needed to our students.
Apr 22, 2010

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Betty Sue Zant

Assessments

As the school media specialist, I am not directly responsible for assessments given at our school. However, I realize the importance of using our assessment data to help drive the instruction for our students. I recognize the need for differentiated instruction as well since our students learn differently. At the beginning of the year, our school uses the STAR to determine student's reading levels. I use this information in the media center to help students check out appropriate leveled reading… Continue

Posted by Betty Sue Zant on February 17, 2010 at 4:07pm

Beth Burnam

Assessments

As the school's guidance counselor, I realize the importance of using our assessment data to help drive the instruction for our students. At the beginning of the year, our school uses the SRI and STAR to determine student's reading levels. We use FLKRS at the beginning of the year for our students entering kindergarten. This screening helps us to identify students who could possibly be "at risk" so we can immediately work to provide everything that is needed to help our students be set for… Continue

Posted by Beth Burnam on February 17, 2010 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment

Angela Boatwright

Assessment Scenario

Screening Tests: The Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) is administered in kindergarten during the first 30 days of school. FLKRS uses data from the Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS) and the first FAIR assessment to determine a child's readiness for kindergarten.



Progress Monitoring Test: FAIR is used for progress monitoring test. It is given three times during the year. FAIR assesses the firve components of reading. It is helpful in determining the probability of… Continue

Posted by Angela Boatwright on February 11, 2010 at 1:36pm

Brenda Lambert

Assessment Scenarios

I am new to second grade and learning a lot about different assessments used at our school. Screenings: Second grade students are given the STAR test at the beginning of the year to determine the grade level in which students are reading. The results of this assessment allow us to group students during Triple III (Intensive Reading) according to their reading levels. The Fair assessment is also given early in the year to give baseline data on our… Continue

Posted by Brenda Lambert on February 6, 2010 at 7:52pm — 1 Comment

Lee Wetherington-Zamora

Assessment Scenario

FLKRS (Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener) is used for entering kindergarten students. The data gained from the FLKRS and the subtest of the Early Childhood Observation System along with FAIR data enables the teacher to identify "at-risk" students who will need interventions. Data from the STAR, SRI, and SRA Imagine It! reading series also provides data that is used to level students according to reading ability. Think Link assessment is used as a baseline assessment as the beginning of… Continue

Posted by Lee Wetherington-Zamora on February 4, 2010 at 12:35pm

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