K-5 ELA Meeting 2/24/09

English Lanugage Arts Meeting
February 24, 2009

Discussion Notes Re: What is already being used for resources in the district K-5? How are teachers teaching vocabulary?

K-2
How:
Categorizing words-Pictures/words
Using new words in conversation
Introduced in read alouds: fiction and non-fiction
Naming
Acting out new words
Gr. 2: Independent reading

What Resources:
Lakeshore materials
Vocabulary a-z
Making Words lessons
Word Walls
Lexia
Scholastic News
Graphic Organizers
Fountas/Pinnell

3-5
How:
Classifying complex words into groups-sets
Semantic Maps-Organizers
Learning/Using new words
Independent reading
Context Clues (Cloze Stories)
Dictionary work
Prefixes/suffixes
Figurative Language

What Resources:
Word A Week
Wordly Wise 3000.com (5th grade)
Word Ladders
Fountas/Pinnell
Graphic Organizers
Scholastic News
Stephanie Harvey Comprehension Tool Kit
Vocab. Quilt
Cloze Activities
Create Dictionaries: Read alouds/vocab quilt
Discussion: Read Alouds
Word Walls-Vocab Books
Steve Buehl Organizers

Next Steps:
•Check with other districts re: what they use for quality vocab resources/programs
•Meet with Literacy Specialists
focused training
Paula Bourque
RayeAnn Desoto
Literacy Specialists

•Send out survey to teachers.
Include:
-comments
-needs
-haves
-# of times teach vocab