I agree completely with Beverlee. Excellent advice. Sally
On 8/16/11 2:16 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Traditionally, the disadvantage of vocabulary programs is the lack of > transfer. Sally touched on it a bit when she alluded to efficacy. A > separate"program" takes time in addition to the rest of the literacy > instruction, which dilutes everything. If there is little to no transfer > (students do not read or write better in daily life because of the > vocabulary program), the entire literacy program is weakened. That said, > teachers do need to instruct for vocabulary development. Maybe they'd like > to do a study group on teaching reading in the content areas or a book study > of resources such as IRA's Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. If you are > interested in respects for study, I can provide you with specific > information. Rachel Billmeyer is an OUTSTANDING presenter for vocabulary > Another problem with vocabulary programs is that they often teach words. > Now I know how silly that sounds at first glance, but it's exactly what I > meant to say. Vocabulary instruction needs to be far more encompassing than > any given, single, particular words. Developing excellent readers requires > vocabulary skills and strategies and a far more strategic "way of life." > I'd like to be clear that these comments regard vocabulary "programs"in > general. I am not familiar with the particular one described. However, if a > so-called "vocabulary" program consists only of word lists, we can do much > better than that. If youre interested in more resources, let me know. There > are some good ones. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
