Word Wall
Collections of developmentally appropriate vocabulary displayed somewhere in a classroom
What is a word wall?
Visual texts are used often in this subject.
What is science?
This type of test question gives you a limited number of options.
What is multiple choice?
This revision tenet is all about moving things around
How am I reorganizing as a part of my revision?
A place other than the classroom where students can access word walls.
What is the school hallway?
We use this type of visual text often in science classes.
What are models?
This type of test question requires a concise, specific answer
What is a short-answer?
For this revision tenet, you have to put 2 and 2 together
How am I adding as part of my revision?
This is how often teachers and students should refer to the word wall.
What is daily?
Painting, photography, or illustrations
What are genres of visual texts?
This type of test question requires a long, complex answer
What is an extended response?
This revision tenet may resonate most with a handy man
How am I repairing as a revision strategy?
Word walls work for these subject areas
What are ALL subjects?
Readers use this aspect of visual texts to create meaning
What is symbolism?
It is recommended when you don’t understand a question
What is rewording/ putting it in your own words?
The literacy craft that needs to be reorganized multiple times throughout the school year
What is a word wall?
Cumulative, developmentally appropriate, and relevant to instruction
What are attributes of a word wall?
In order to yield benefits, visual texts must be...
What is complex?
This should be done before studying standardized tests to reframe student views of tests
What is demystifying?
The literacy craft that requires the repairing of student mindsets and building of confidence.
What is ‘tests as a genre’?