Vocabulary

=Vocabulary Instruction= This page contains links to district vocabulary lists and strategies for the classroom.

Oral Language and Vocabulary Development
Taken from: Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction Written by I.L. Beck, M.G. McKeown, and and L. Kucan
 * Children differ markedly in the language and especially the vocabulary they have upon entering kindergarten.
 * The gap between children with advanced language and children with restricted language grows wider during the elementary years.
 * Students who enter fourth grade with significant vocabulary deficits show increasing problems with reading comprehension.
 * Research evidence suggests that instead of “catching up,” these students fall increasingly behind.
 * If we want to support children in learning to think and read, then we will have to enrich their oral language development during the early years of schooling.

The link above will take you to the CMCSS toolbox vocabulary lists for grades K-12.

Vocabulary Resources
===Lists resources for word wall activities and the six-step vocabulary strategy. ===