Teacher-Tested Vocabulary Strategies
Description
Episode 220
In this podcast episode, you'll hear from:
- Kirsten Taylor, a first-grade teacher turned literacy coach in Washington, D.C., and
- Kory Jensen, a fourth-grade teacher in Aurora, Colorado.
Kirsten shares a powerful explicit vocabulary routine she uses with her students. She explains how to engage students in learning new words, assess their understanding, and extend vocabulary lessons beyond the initial teaching.
Kory discusses the importance of morphology instruction. He shares practical strategies for teaching morphology, including breaking down words into their morphemes, engaging students in hands-on activities, and integrating morphology instruction across content areas.
Resources
- Kirsten Taylor- Explicit Vocabulary Routine (video)
- Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies for the Classroom (article)
- Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids―Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories (book)
- The Literacy 50 (book)
We answer your questions about teaching reading in The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.
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