Content: What
vocabulary do I choose
for my particular
students in reading?
Through data collection of each
student, an educator can
determine the level of need for
vocabulary growth and
knowledge.
Understand the difference in tier I, II,
and III vocabulary.
Tier I- consists of the most basic words. These
words rarely require direct instruction and typically do not
have multiple meanings.
Tier II- words that are used for
most mature language speakers.
They are used in many different
domains and have multiple
meanings. These words are
important for readinf
comprehension.
Tier III- These are mainly academic
words that need explicit and direct
instruction and require practice and
memorization.
Collaboration: Teachers need to
collaborate with other content area
teachers to help teach and expose
students to the same vocabulary for
practice.
Pedagogical: How do I
motivate the unmotivated?
Engaging students through
choice of literature.
Allow students to evaluate their
interests through discussion and
inventories.
Teachers need to be very culturally
aware of each student. Text
materials need to be relatable and
give students buy in.
Using technology to reach
these 21st century learners.
Teachers need to reflect upon how to
deliver text in a way that engages the
students.
Through the use of audiobooks,
ebooks, and graphis/visuals,
students will become more engaged
in a text.
Foster a community of
learners and readers.
Buy books
for birthday
gifts.
Bring in community to
demonstrate and discuss
the importance of being
literate.
Encourage at home reading
delivered by parents by
showing support and
building a relationship with
the parents.
Make the environment safe
for learners through choosing
appropriately leveled texted.
Diversity: How can I incorporate
more English Language
acquisition in my class?
Materials need to relate to the
student's culture and background.
Incorporate a lot of visuals and assistive
technologies to assist in comprehension.
Use visuals
Collaborate with ESL teachers to
bring in mew ideas and up to date
strategies.
Collaborate
with all
teachers.
Collaborate
with
community
Be conscientious of the vocabulary
taught and how to represent each
new word.