Big Picture /
Section 5
Chapter 11: The What
Chapter 13: The What
Chapter 11: The Why & When
For Funsies
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The BIG 5 components of reading instruction. 

What is...

Phonological Awareness, Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics, Vocabulary 

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expectation, consequence, melancholy, misfortune, falter

What is...

Tier II words 

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Word consciousness

what is...

An interest in and awareness of words

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Why would a student with a strong vocabulary comprehend specific texts better than a student with a less extensive vocabulary?

What is...

A student with an extensive vocabulary will comprehend a text more easily because they can decode and comprehend the words within the text. 

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Parts of the CTEL 

What is...

Connect, Teach, Engage, Link

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The four main objectives of a Comprehensive Assessment Plan

What is...

1. Identify -students at risk for reading difficulties and might need extra support or intervention 

2. Monitor -students' progress during the school year to determine wether students are making adequate progress or are falling behind. 

3. Collect -students assessments data that inform instruction

4. Assess -wether instruction is sufficient enough to ensure that all students achieve grade-level expectations. 


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The modified Criteria for specific word instruction for ELLs.  

What is...

concreteness, cognate status, depth of meaning, utility

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Activities to build word consciousness in the classroom. 

What is...

Thesaurus', cross word puzzles, word walls, joke books

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When is early intensive intervention necessary?

What is...

Intensive intervention is often implemented for Kindergarteners who have a limited oral vocabulary.

200

Book award for excellence of execution in the artistic technique. 

what is...

Caldecott medal 

300

The Matthew Effect

What is...

A term used to describe a negative spiral in which good readers get increasingly "richer" in reading ability, while non-proficient readers get proficiently poorer. 

300

- Words well known

- Words likely to be learned 

- Words unlikely to be learned 

What is...

The three categories of word knowledge 

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1. Blue Shoe 

2. MTEL 

3. fair and fare 

4. racecar

5. read and dear 

6. froyo

What is...

1. hink pink

2. acronym

3. homonym

4. palindrome

5. anagrams 

6. portmanteaus

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Why is it important for vocabulary assessments to be closely related to the instructional context?

What is...

The more an assessment matches the instructional context, the more accurate and informational the conclusions about the instruction will be.  

300

The 4 tests you need to pass in order to obtain a teaching licensure in MA

what is...

communication and literacy: reading and writing

foundations of reading 

general curriculum

math sub test

400

1. Examples of Incidental vs Intentional      vocab learning 

2. Receptive vocabulary vs Expressive (productive) vocabulary 

What is...

1. 

Wide Reading, Teacher Read-Aloud, Independent Reading 

vs 

Dictionary-use, Morphemic Analysis, Contextual Analysis, Cognate Awareness

2. 

A set of words that students know the meaning of when listening or reading 

vs

A set of words that students use frequently in their speaking or writing. 

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The sequence in which words should be taught 

What is...

Students shouldn't learn words only based on their grade level, but words that they partially know because they are likely to be used. 


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name 2 categories of word play and give and define an example for each

What is... 

  • Expressions: proverbs, slang

  • Names: eponyms, toponyms

  • Word formations: acronyms, portmanteaus

  • Word manipulations: anagrams, palindromes

  • Word games: hink pinks, puns, riddles, Tom Swifties, tongue twisters

400

fix this sentence: 

People with extensive vocabularies tend to understand less about the words they know because they know too many. 

What is... 

People with extensive vocabularies tend to understand more about the words they know. 

400

The figurative language that Linda and Michaela taught in their CTEL Model. 

Name one example of that figurative language. 

What is...

Proverbs 

Early bird catches the worm, grab the bulls by the horn, shoot for the stars

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The Four Components of an Effective Vocabulary Program 

What is...

1. Wide or extensive independent reading

2. Instruction in specific words to enhance comprehension of texts containing those words

3. Independent word learning strategies

4.Word consciousness and word-play activities

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The contents of rich and robust instruction 

What is...

1. offering rich information about words and their uses

2. provide frequent and varied opportunities for students to think about and use words

3. and enhance language comprehension and production.

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The skillful use of words in speech and writing 

What is... 

adept diction 

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Give us:

a non example of efficient word instruction. 

What is...

Dictionary use as the starting point for learning word meaning.

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Dr. Maynards sun sign 

what is...

pisces 

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