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The Importance of Teaching Vocabulary: The Whys and Hows
No full textThis article focuses on providing teachers with the whys and hows to implement tier-two vocabulary instruction in PK-12 grade classrooms. The article examines what is meant by tier-two vocabulary words and the need for increased vocabulary instruction to gain word knowledge. It also offers teachers applicable texts and activities to be used when they become teachers and ways to incorporate a school-to-home connection in support of students\u27 learning of new vocabulary words. The texts and activities are divided into three grade levels: K-2, 3-5, and 6-12. In addition, the article is divided into two sections which outlines the whys and how for increasing student\u27s vocabulary knowledge
Fun, interactive, and meaningful science lessons with Gardner\u27s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
No full textClassrooms are never one size fits all, so what is the most effective way to engage every student in a single class during a single lesson? Build your lesson around the students\u27 intellectual abilities! Fun, Interactive, and Meaningful Lessons with Gardner\u27s Theory of Multiple Intelligence show the reader how to pack as much punch as possible into a single experience using all eight (or as many as possible) intelligences to captivate every student in the classroom and make sure no one gets left behind. This particular experience applies seven of the eight intelligences into a 30-minute science lesson on the Food Chain: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers using a lesson checklist as a guide. Activities, handouts, and other materials for this lesson were then picked based on the list, keeping all intelligences in mind. Students will have multiple opportunities to move around the room, discuss, investigate and collaborate while learning new materials, which they will enjoy. This concept is useful for any age, ability, or subject material and teachers can easily modify for the needs of the classroom. A link to all teacher created materials can be found in the article. Creating fun, interactive, and meaningful lessons that reach every student can often be a daunting task, especially in a science classroom. The most effective way to reach all students is to use Howard Gardner\u27s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. The thought of incorporating all eight intelligences into a single lesson may be overwhelming, so it\u27s important to start with a checklist; if your lesson covers each learning style, you are sure to come out with a winning lesson to use for years to come
Using Multicultural Children\u27s Literature to Address Social Issues: The Power of Interactive Read Aloud
Get PDFAs the demographics of U.S. schools are changing, educators have to embrace this change and prepare students to adopt diversity and inclusivity as a means to increase students’ understanding of their peers. Not only are race and ethnicity identities at the forefront of these changes, gender identity and ability identity must also be supported, as more students are challenging traditional gender roles and as more students are mainstreamed into regular education classes. This article seeks to address usage of interactive read alouds of multicultural literature as a means to help bridge students who need inclusiveand equitable pedagogical practices in race, gender, and ability identity and those who need to understand those who identify as one or more of the aforementioned. A recommended list of multicultural literature is included withdiscussion starters to assist educators in establishing critical conversations with students who identify as one of the listed identities or for those students who need to understand those students who identify differently than them
Using Comic Books to Improve Three Elementary Students\u27 Reading and Writing Skills: A Multi-Case Study Analysis
No full textEducation and literacy researchers have acknowledged educational merit in reading instruction that integrates authentic reading texts, such as comic book series known as TOON books during guided reading instruction to improve the literacy skills of three elementary students in third and sixth grades who struggled with reading and/or writing, Each pre-service teacher identified four literacy goals prior to tutoring (three reading goals and & one writing goal based on their student\u27s individual literacy needs, which totaled 12 literacy goal in all. The pre-service teachers reported improvements in 11/12 of the students\u27 literacy goals for all students while using these TOON books during their guided reading instruction
