For my lesson, students will be asked to use reliable resources to research someone that has made a positive impact on the United States. The websites they can use are Pebble Go, Epic, Britannica Kids, Kiddle, and Brain Pop. Many of these websites have a read to me option, however, that does not mean the students will understand each word in the text. I anticipate this being an issue for some of the students. To navigate and try to avoid this issue, I will explain what the vocabulary is for the lesson. For example, we will be discussing qualities that change makers have. Not every student will understand the word ‘resilient’, so I will make sure to discuss these words as a class. I will also ask students to explain these words in their own words in hopes that is students hear their peers discuss the meaning of a word, it may help them remember. We will also discuss what ‘context clues’ are. If a student doesn’t know a word, but they are able to understand other words in the text, we will use our clues to make our best guess on what the difficult word means! This is also Reading Standard 4I also will be encouraging certain students to use the K-2 version of Pebble Go, which contains lower level text that still conveys the same information.
I will have a vocabulary sheet printed out for the students to look back on while they are conducting their research. This sheet will have words that will be seen through the biographies they read. If they come to a vocabulary word they are unsure of the definition of, they can utilize their vocabulary sheet to help them understand the word!
References
Fisher, D. (2014). Content Area Vocabulary Learning. Reading Rockets. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/common-core-standards/articles/content-area-vocabulary-learning
Marzano, R. J. (2009, September 1). The Art and Science of Teaching / Six Steps to Better Vocabulary Instruction. ASCD. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/six-steps-to-better-vocabulary-instruction
Hi Chloe,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of having a vocabulary sheet to use as a reference point while they are doing their research. I'm wondering if I could do something like that but it would have to have pictures on it because most of my students are not able to read. They are sounding out CVC words and starting to learn sight words but reading and understanding a vocabulary sheet is probably beyond their abilities at this point in time.
Having a vocabulary sheet is a great way to ensure a reinforcement of the words that they might not know. Also I love BrainPop, I use it for math lessons as much as I can. I do know that some of the websites you listed have a "vocab" or "target vocab" somewhere around the subject area if you are able to find it. I use it when I do Scholastic News or Epic but I am not sure where it is on the other websites.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the sites you are using. Pebble Go and Brain pop are not ones' I am familiar with. Nice job using a vocabulary sheet for reference. every time they read the word and definition and use it in their writing they are holding onto that.
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