Discourse
In a 50-minute period… What was the average amount of time students are engaged in discourse?
14 to 52 seconds
Starting in the 5th grade how many new words are encountered in 1 year?
10,000
What kind of learner do all students come to school as language learners?
Academic
What type of student benefits most from discourse?
SWD
What percentage of words do you need to know to understand a text?
95%
How many exposures to a word does a student need for retention?
12
Struggling readers have all but one of the following characteristics?
Have limited exposure to new words
Are unable to comprehend consistently what they read or to learn new words from reading
Learn words incrementally, through multiple exposures to new words
Often have limited content-specific prior knowledge
Learn words incrementally, through multiple exposures to new words
What are tier 2 words?
Words that you can use anywhere
What is a non-linguistic representation?
Drawing a picture
What is the macula effect?
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer - Not only do we need to study the words, but we also need to know when to use them.
Vocabulary knowledge is just the understanding of meaning and words. True or False
False
What does spill the T mean?
To tell the truth
How often do students need opportunities for Reading, Writing, and Opportunities for Discourse?
Every Class Every Day
How many words does a college-bound student have in their vocabulary?
80,000
What is Far Transfer?
You will use your learning somewhere besides where you learned it!