In my twenty years in the classroom, one thing is clear: students are coming to me possessing a rather dry reservoir of Tier II level words.
And research confirms what we all know – there is a vocabulary void. Research also supports the idea that students learn vocabulary best when instruction is rooted in the elements of context, collaboration, and competition.
However, through gamifying instruction, we can elevate classroom engagement and help our students successfully build their Tier II level word knowledge to help bridge the vocabulary void.
Teachers familiar with my work often comment that my students wield big voices. In this session, we will explore how to teeter-totter balance the colloquial and the vernacular so that students can hone their own authentic voice and write with pizazz and power.
In this live 60-minute intensive,
I will show you:
- My popular, highly successful gamifying methods
- Exactly how I structure my classroom Word Study Academy
With your enrollment you will also receive:
- E-copies of my textbook as well as David Olsen’s The Big Book of Words You Should Know.
- My award-winning Word Slam activity and how to successfully use it with your students
- Access to all handouts, PowerPoints, activities and assessment materials
At the end of this course, you will have a packed toolbox that will enable you to offer a wide variety of activities and lessons to augment your student’s vocabulary over the course of the academic year.