Reading Presentation 03/21

Words of everyday speech, usually learned in the early grades.

Words that characterize written and especially academic text, but are not as common in everyday conversation.

Far more common in informal passages, specific to a domain or field of study. Key to understanding a new concept within the text.

Words that can quickly be explained should be explained when?

The three general rules of context for selecting words to teach include;

• 1. words needed to comprehend text

  2. 2. sight words

  3. 3.words likely to appear in future texts

• 1. 1.sight words

  2. 2.tier one words

  3. 3.tier three words

• 1.words needed to comprehend text

  2.words likely to appear in future texts

  3.words that are part of a word family

• 1.tier one words

  2.tier two words

  3.tier three words

Addressing word meaning upon encounter boosts ___

True or False: Words that can be explained quickly should be explained at a later date.

• True

• False

What is an example of a tier one word?

Example of a tier two word?

Example of a tier three word?