the kinds of words we should choose for vocabulary instruction
What are words that children will encounter across many content areas?
100
one of the best ways to improve fluency
What is repeated readings?
100
Work done before reading to activate this aids comprehension
What is background knowledge?
100
the diversity that refers to learners who learn at a different pace or in a style different from that expected at school
What is cognitive/academic diversity?
100
Individualized Education Plan
What is an IEP?
200
the principal that says that vocabulary words should not be taught in isolation
What is teaching words in relation to other words?
200
words correct per minute
What is WCPM?
200
teachers demonstrating their thought processes before during and after reading
What are think alouds?
200
this kind of diversity exists when the language in which the student feels most comfortable communicating is not the language instruction of school
What is linguistic diversity?
200
response to intervention - brought about by the reauthorization of the IDEA Act in 2004
What is RTI?
300
Before reading to activate background knowledge and after reading for discussion, response and retelling
What is when vocabulary words should be taught?
300
general aspect of fluency that refers to the number of words read corrrectly - 95% or higher is best
What is accuracy?
300
make connections, visualize, infer, and synthesize information
What is what good readers do to comprehend text?
300
this kind of diversity refers to economic factors such as poverty and this diversity often causes students to be at-risk
What is socioeconomic diversity?
300
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
What is SIOP?
400
Words are labels for these. These are learned through our acting on and interaction with the environment.
What are concepts?
400
knowing a word and its meaning without analysis or use of context clues
What is automaticity?
400
when children are engaged in a process of generating questions and making connection throughout reading they are involved in this
What is active comprehension?
400
this kind of learning - where students work together - enhances learning for all and is especially supportive of ELLs
What is collaborative (or cooperative) learning?
400
the skills necessary for social situations - takes about 6 months to 2 years with a new language to learn them
What is BICS?
500
the principal that says we should play with words and be excited about learning new words
What is awaken interest and enthusiasm for words?
500
includes intonation, pitch, stress, pauses, and duration on specific syllables
What is prosody?
500
a kind of strategy instruction that support learners as it involves teacher modeling step-by-step and deomonstrating the process of thinking before, during, and after reading
What is scaffolded instruction?
500
two things we want our culturally and linguistically diverse students to preserve
What are cultural identity and native language?
500
formal academic learning skills - takes about 5 - 7 years in a new language to learn them