MATH
WORKS
AHEAD
Framing Math
Vocabulary
School Leadership
Campus Instructional Coaches
Norms
• Participate
• Be respectful
• Challenge your limits
• Monitor technology
• Make learning
meaningful
Core
Beliefs
o Our main purpose is to improve student academic
achievement.
o Effective instruction makes the most difference in
student academic performance.
o There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.
o With our help, at risk students will achieve at the
same rate as non-at risk students.
o Staff members must have a commitment to children
and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.
A ___________ (item) is like
Core Belief #_____ because . . .
Purpose
Lesson Objective
Participants will learn how to
effectively construct and utilize
visual vocabulary word walls.
Demonstration of Learning
Participants can illustrate a word to
visually represent the meaning and
generate an interactive activity
successfully.
Roll the Tape
Walk and Talk
What does the research say?
SocioEconomic
Status
Words Heard
per Hour
Cumulative
Language by
Age 4
(million)
High
Middle
Low
2,153
1,251
616
45
26
13
Reflections 1 & 2
How does vocabulary
instruction impact your
role as an Instructional
Coach?
Lifelong Effects of Vocabulary
• The language problems of students who enter
school with poor or limited vocabularies only
worsen over time.
• Vocabulary knowledge is closely related to
earning potential. Students’ lack of everyday
and academic vocabulary ultimately translates
into shallow interactions with print and the
spoken word, fewer job opportunities, and less
income.
Beck, McKeown, & Kucan (2002)
State Standard
Rationale
Math - K.14B, 1.12B, 2.13B, 3.15B,
4.15B and 5.15B
•
Relate everyday language to mathematical
language and symbols.
Which tools are used to
teach vocabulary?
Word
Walls
Visual
Vocabulary
Display
Math Vocabulary
Reporting Categories Grades K – 2nd
Number and
Operations
Data
Analysis
Vocabulary
Geometry
and
Measurement
Algebraic
Reasoning
Math Vocabulary
Reporting Categories Grades 3rd – 5th
Number Sense
Graphs and
Statistics
Patterns
Vocabulary
Measurement
Geometry
Visual Vocabulary Display
Reporting
category
Visual Vocabulary Display
Visual Vocabulary Activity
Activity for Vocabulary
•
• Select one math vocabulary
word.
• Use an index card to illustrate
the meaning.
• Place cards under appropriate
reporting categories.
• Be prepared to discuss words.
Roll the Tape:
Let the Games Begin
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Interactive Activities
Clap, chant & write
Make a Sentence
Bag and Tag
Be Mind Reader
Flashlight Word
Demonstration of Learning
Participants can illustrate a
word to visually represent
the meaning and generate
an interactive activity
successfully.
Closure and Reflections
New knowledge is the most
valuable commodity on earth. The
more truth we have to work with,
the richer we become.
Kurt Vonnegut