February, 14 2024


Supporting academic language...

In what parts of your lesson(s) do you anticipate students will struggle with the language within the text or other learning materials and content?  How can you proactively plan to address those struggles?

Most of the second graders have heard of maps before but there are a few vocabulary words that I will need to address, such as a compass rose, map key or legend. I will briefly talk about different types of maps like political maps which they probably won’t really understand. As I walk around and hear discussion and ask questions, I will be to see who may need more help with the map concept.

Identify at least one strategy you have incorporated in your lesson plans to support content area vocabulary and conceptual understanding that your students will encounter in your social studies unit.

By using technology like the smart board, video clips from the google slides and physical maps, an atlas, a globe, and land mass maps students will have an easier time understanding. Using different low tech and high-tech items to keep them engaged.

The google slide I am using goes over a few vocabulary words, in the next two lessons we will add more words. I will be modeling on the board and when I read the book, I am reading for this lesson they will be able to hear these words in another way. When the students make their own map, they will be required to use some of this vocabulary as they make their compass rose and map key.

I loved this conclusion quote “All learning is social; vocabulary instruction should leverage interactions between teacher, student, and text such that students are continually growing in their ability to describe, explain, and query.”- Content Area Vocabulary Learning By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey

 

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/common-core-standards/articles/content-area-vocabulary-learning




Comments

  1. Kaleigh NelsonFebruary 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM

    Hi Jessika,
    I love the quote you put in at the end. I do believe learning should be social. This can be done by having students work together on coming up with their own definition, or through teachers giving real life examples of the vocabulary terms. I think that, although putting vocab on slides and having students learn the definitions is helpful, it does not help them to create a connection with the word. That personal connection is what helps students really understand the true meaning of a word. Vocabulary is so much more important than it is made out to be - the words we learn are going to be with us forever. It helps us be better readers, writers, and public speakers. Vocabulary should be emphasized in so many different ways, and I like the ways you have listed in your post! - Kaleigh

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  2. Avelina CarboneFebruary 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM

    Hi Jessika!
    You are in a very unique situation here, where all of your vocabulary terms have a visual and tactical stimuli that can be addressed. When students ask what a compass rose is, you have visually show them! Not all scenarios is this applicable to. I recommend creating an anchor chart, with a picture of each of your vocabulary word, and the label next to it. Having this chart displayed throughout your unit can help your students to move smoothly through the lesson, by just having to glance up in order to address their vocabulary concerns. Great job with your post!

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  3. MaryFebruary 18, 2024 at 5:55 PM

    I think that including visual and/or tactile representation of your vocabulary terms is a fantastic way for students to internalize their meanings, especially for students with disabilities. I also plan to repeat my key vocabulary terms across all three lessons. Hopefully by the third lesson, all students will feel comfortable with the terms.

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