[CALIBK12] Academic vocabulary

[Headley Vicki]

I think those SAT books  Frankenstein and Egar Allen Poe where they actually
identify and define the words on the opposite side of the page where the
"Sat" word is used is a good idea.  I don't know about transfer knowledge,
however.
We had a teacher here that would have kids pull words from their "free"
reading (20 I think) and write definitions and sentences and DESIGN a game
using those words.  Some would do puzzles some would do other activities.
Then they would have game day and play their games and the invite another
class in the play their games  LOTS of exposure to the words.
Vicki


On 10/29/07 10:11 PM, "Stephen Krashen" <skrashen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wide, extensive, self-selected reading.
> 
> --- "WINNARD, CLIFTON" <cwinnard at lausd.net> wrote:
> 
>> From: Clifton Winnard
>> cwinnard at lausd.net
>> I want to help my middle School faculty with their
>> struggle to develop students' academic vocabulary.
>> Please share your successful and engaging projects,
>> strategies, activities etc.
>> Our students score pretty low in the state tests.
>> 
>> 
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