Explicitly Develop Student Vocabulary
- 1. Explicitly Develop Vocabulary with Accelerated Reader
- 2. Research BackgroundResearch shows that to effectively develop vocabulary students need:Lots of appropriate reading practiceA focus on words for everyday conversationand their reading Motivation to learn new wordsEngagementby selecting the new vocabulary to be learnt
- 3. Explicitly Develop VocabularyThe significant Quality and Quantity of reading practice occurring in an Accelerated Reader classroom makes it ideal for implementing explicit vocabulary development lessons
- 4. Vocabulary Practice QuizzesEach Vocabulary Practice Quiz includes 5 to 15 words chosen because of their frequency and significance to the meaning of the book
- 5. Vocabulary Practice QuizzesVP Quiz words should be engaging as they come from a book the student personally choose from their reading range
- 6. Vocabulary Practice QuizzesVocabulary Practice Quizzes are only available to AR Advantage customers
- 7. Vocabulary Practice Quizzes216 released November 2010800 more before June 2011
- 8. Vocabulary Practice Quiz SetupUse the AR Advantage software to print bookmarks for each VP Quiz on cardboard or coloured paperA bookmark lists the words in the VP Quiz for a particular bookPrint a list of VP Quizzes in Title orderPrint a list of VP Quizzes in Book Level orderStore bookmarks in a box so students can easily select a VP Quiz book
- 9. Teaching RoutineStep 1The Teacher identifies a student who is completing successful reading practice, such as:Averaging more than 90% on their Reading Practice Quizzes, orAchieved their goal, orReady for another challenge but not a higher book level
- 10. Teaching RoutineStep 2The teacher asks the student to select a book from the VP Quiz list and take the bookmark from the boxThe book should be in the student’s reading rangeIf completing a VP Quiz on a previously read books, the student should review the book firstPrior to reading the book, the student should review the words they will need to define at the end
- 11. Teaching RoutineStep 3The student selects a book from their reading range as normal in an Accelerated Reader Classroom :If the Teacher has directed the student to explicitly complete a VP Quiz, the student needs to review the list of VP Quizzes first
- 12. Teaching RoutineStep 4The student reads the book as normal:They use the bookmark to remind themselves of the words they will need to define at the endSome students might benefit from:Ticking of each word the when they see it the first timeNoting the page number when they see a word the first time
- 13. Teaching RoutineStep 5The student completes the Reading Practice Quiz as normal:They should pass the Reading Practice Quiz before they attempt the VP QuizConsider deleting a failed Reading Practice Quiz and having the student review the book and do the quiz again, prior to attempting the VP Quiz
- 14. Teaching RoutineStep 6The student reviews the words listed on the bookmark prior to attempting the VP Quiz:They will need to find the meaning of any words they don’t knowThey could re-read part of the book with the word in it for contextual meaning, orThey can use a dictionary to find the meaning
- 15. Teaching RoutineStep 7The student takes the VP Quiz containing 5 to 15 words from:Words within the book they just readWords that they got wrong on a previous VP QuizReview words Those they got right on a previous VP QuizThose they got wrong from a previous review list
- 16. Teaching RoutineStep 8The student gets an additional TOPS report that details which words:They got right from this bookThey got wrong from this book They had right before and right this timeThey got right this time, but had gotten wrong before
- 17. Teaching RoutineStep 9The student uses their TOPS Report to find the meaning of words they haven’t defined correctly:They can review the bookThey could use a dictionaryLeave the student to define the words unless absolutely necessary to provide the answerThe teacher should consider additional teaching activities for reinforcement with each student