Sunday, September 23, 2012

3:2 Academic Vocabulary Model

3.2 Academic Vocabulary Model

When and where you found the word:

During my reading of chapter 1 "Wordwise and Content Rich" by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey I read about this term.  I already had heard about it from previous classes I have taken in Literacy.  I was in my apartment when I found it, reading our homework.

What the word means in the context that it is being used:

On page 15-17 of chapter 1  "Wordwise and Content Rich" by Fisher and Frey it is defined as 5 big ideas:
1. Make it intentional
2.  Make it transparent
3.  Make it usable
4.  Make it personal
5.  Make it a priority

Your level of familiarity with the word:

I am somewhat familiar with this word and would like to get more familiar with it so that I can choose academic vocabulary that is important for my students to know.

Reflective commentary:

I think that this is an important phrase to know and understand.  I understand about tier 1 words-everyday words, tier3 words-technical words specific to content words and I understand the concept of tier 2 words-words that appear often in reading yet are not always known to students and appear across content areas.  I would like to get to know about this model better.



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