[CALIBK12] Academic vocabulary

[Sally Brown]

Personally, I always hated having to do anything other than read my "free
choice" reading. I read because I enjoyed it. Having to pull out words or
analyse the material or writing style just ruined a good story. Writing a book
report was a pain enough, but could be done AFTER I had finished the book.

Sally Brown
Instructional Media Assistant
Valle Verde El., Pleasant Hill MS, Foothill MS, Rio Vista El., Westwood El.
Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Concord, CA


Quoting Headley Vicki <headley_vicki at cupertino.k12.ca.us>:

> 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
>