The NYS/NYC RBE-RN at Fordham University
Graduate School of Education – Center for Educational Partnerships
in Collaboration with
The NYS Statewide Language RBE-RN at New York University
LITERACY INSTITUTE # 2 (GRADES 1-8)
Teaching Vocabulary to Emergent Bilinguals:
Research-Based Strategies that Work
Keynote Speaker: Nancy Cloud, Ed.D.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Fordham University - Lincoln Center
8:30am - 3:00pm
The importance of vocabulary development cannot be underestimated for student success in oral
and listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and content learning. Planning great
vocabulary instruction must be a key component of all programs that support emergent
bilinguals. “Teachers should emphasize vocabulary instruction to their ELL students in order to
enhance their overall English proficiency skills”. (Wallace, C., 2007) This institute will provide
bilingual, ESOL and content area teachers with strategies for teaching of vocabulary to ELL
students.
This institute is designed to:
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Review the research on vocabulary development .
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Introduce the 4 E’s and an A Paradigm for Vocabulary learning: Exposure, Exploration,
Examples, Enthusiasm and Associations.
 Review two types of vocabulary: Topic-specific academic vocabulary and general
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academic vocabulary.
Discuss two facets of word/language knowledge: receptive and expressive language.
How do we move language development and vocabulary from students’ receptive
systems to the active and expressive use of linguistic expression orally and in writing?
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Introduce a new Academic Vocabulary List (Davies and Gardner, 2013) and model its
use.
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Practice research-based methods for vocabulary learning: AVE; VIOLETS; Picture Word
Inductive Model, Text Talk and Others. This part of the workshop will be tied to
Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, Domain 3.
Registration Link
http://goo.gl/forms/ksYXIndvS7
ALL participants will receive a professional development certificate for 5 hours