Thank you for your participation in our professional development today. We learned about the importance of teaching academic vocabulary (Tier II words), and the impact it will have on student achievement in all content areas. We discovered today that math and science problems contain many Tier II words. If students do not know these words, it may prevent them from understanding many problems. We also talked about how often these words are used in directions provided to students.
Reminder: A new word will be introduced each A Day by the homeroom teacher (beginning October 6th). Brief activities (1-2 minutes) will also be facilitated by the homeroom teacher on days B-H.
We are all a critical piece of Academic Vocabulary Instruction.
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