Using visual literacy to teach vocabulary
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The document emphasizes the importance of teaching vocabulary effectively, illustrating that students lag significantly if they only learn 200 words per year. It highlights methods such as oral introduction, contextualization, and creating visual representations to enhance vocabulary retention. Additionally, it stresses the need for meaningful engagement and diverse learning strategies, especially in inclusive classrooms.
Using visual literacy to teach vocabulary
- 1. Using Visual Literacy To Teach Vocabulary Keith Pruitt, Ed.S. Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting www.woweducationalconsulting.com
- 2. If teachers are teaching only 200 words per year, by 4th grade students will already be 50% behind where they need to be. --Keith Pruitt How Great is the Deficit? Turn and Talk Deficit of 800 words
- 3. Beck, McKeown, Kucan • Vocabulary must first be orally introduced. • Vocabulary is not grade specific. • Words must be explained, not defined. • Must be contextualized. • Multiple usages in a meaningful context (8-10). • Create Schema (visual representation) • Students reflect with each other • Three Tiers of Vocabulary
- 4. The Work of J R Anderson Discards OR Sensory Working Permanent Memory Memory Memory Files This speaks to why creating schema is so very important. Anderson, J.R. (1995). Learning and memory: An integrated approach. New York: John Wiley & Sons
- 5. Teacher Presented Visuals The word we are going to talk about is invisible. So what would that mean? If something is invisible, you can’t see it.
- 6. Invisible
- 7. Pollen
- 8. © Art by Keith antenna
- 9. Exaggerate Beck and McKeown, Elements of Reading Vocabulary, Steck Vaughn, 2004
- 10. scheming
- 11. Bison
- 12. The bear was very fatigued from walking so far. Fatigue
- 14. Today in science we are talking about volcanoes.
- 15. Mt. Saint Helens
- 16. What Words can I teach based on the video just seen? Turn and Talk
- 20. Here are real students working with words in a real classroom. There are a wide variety of students in this classroom including IEP students.
- 22. Provide purpose for reading Glossary terms are highlighted fingerprint Terms are defined for the students in words they can understand Pearson Longman, Keystone, Level E
- 24. Student Created Visual Representation
- 32. How To Use Visual Literacy to Teach Reading
- 35. Making Learning More Concrete
- 36. It is so important for children S to have words. U As a teacher, the most important teaching I can do is C to give students words. C E And when I have done that I will experience one of the S most delightful words in the S dictionary…
- 37. Thank You Keith Pruitt, Ed.S. Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting www.woweducationalconsulting.com