The smallest unit of a word that has meaning
Morpheme
Students take notes for themselves, to keep track of their own learning
Learning log
Putting words into the category the teacher provided.
Closed Sort
Visual symbols that represent words
Logographic Clues
TRUE or FALSE
In the content areas, Students learn best when they have one official book to focus on
False - Students need access to a variety of texts beyond the textbook
Words that may only be used for a particular discipline, activity or even sport
Technical Vocabulary
A way of tracking what the text says and the reader's response to it
Double Entry Log
QtA Questioning the Author
What a student believes about his own abilities
Self-efficacy
Name one benefit of responding to literature, not just reading it
Headlines, captions, footnotes, bold or italics fonts, that help the reader follow the text and identify important information
Typographic clues
A graphic that shows the reason for something in the text. It can record the what and why
Cause and effect
What the reader thinks will happen in the text, before reading- intelligent guesses- may be written on a/an
Anticipation Guide
A strategy that encourages the reader to "see it in your mind."
Guided Imagery
Name 2 benefits of trade books
1. They complement textbooks
2. offer perspectives not found in textbok
3. Come in many genres and forms
Highly recognizable images and words that are also known as environmental print. Young children may recognize these before they actually decode
Logographic print
If a student wanted to ask Charlotte why she was so concerned about Wilber the pig in Charlotte's Web, she could.........................
Write an Unsent Letter
Thinking about my thinking
What did I think about to understand this story?
Metacognitive Awareness
Using skillful and creative language when writing is ---
Literary Artistry
Teacher-support which comes in many forms
Scaffolding
Three words that relate to each other in some way can be presented in a
Vocabulary Triangle
A 4-step approach using imagination to help students understand a text
Double points if you know what the Acronym stands for
IEPC
Imagine, elaborate, predict, and confirm
1. Select a passage to read
2. Ask a central question with a yes or no answer
3. Students write down arguments for yes or no
4. Partners discuss it
5. Group comes to a consensus (agreement)
Discussion Web
Students in the class are reading self-selected texts, independently. This is known as
SSR
DEAR
TRIPLE Jeopardy
What is Mrs. Otero's favorite novel?
hints - very old
It was required reading when I attended CBC (OCU)
Written by Victor Hugo
Has been made into musicals
French Revolution
Story of Redemption
Les Miserables