Teaching Vocabulary is a professional development tool designed for literacy coaches to use in planning, implementing, and evaluating a 60 to 90 minute PD session. The tool may be used as designed or adapted to meet the needs of a particular teacher group.
Materials:
Instructor’s Guide: step-by-step procedures for facilitating professional development
PowerPoint: presentation with talking points on important vocabulary teaching concepts
Handout: Knowledge Survey (HO 1): pre and post assessment of participant knowledge
Handout: Read About (HO 2): brief article about important concepts in teaching vocabulary
Handout: Observation Checklist (HO 3): a record to take observation notes and analyze video examples of vocabulary teaching strategies
Handout: Into Practice (HO 4): lesson plan template to guide instructional planning
Handout: Reflect (HO 5): set of probes to guide participants’ reflection on learning
