![]() The remaining activities focus on seeing and using the word in context. Next, you can test whether your students truly understand the meaning of the word by asking them to identify the correct and incorrect examples in a further activity. The word is then introduced with examples and non-examples to tease out misconceptions. ‘Building Brilliant Vocabulary: 60 lessons to close the word gap in Key Stage 3’ is pretty much what it says on the tin: a sequenced set of 60 lessons, fully planned, with accompanying worksheets that teachers can print and copy for their students.Įach lesson begins with oral questions to get your students thinking about the concept. The introduction explains how the lessons work, and then we go straight into it. Rather than a theoretical guide (I’ll leave that sort of thing to people much cleverer than me), I thought it would be helpful to make a series of lessons that teachers can start using as soon as the book arrives on their desks. With that in mind, I wanted to create something that was practical and timesaving for teachers. ![]() But we also know that these things take time to produce, and whilst teachers are wonderfully resourceful in many ways, there are only so many hours in a day. We know that they need well-planned, structured lessons that tease out misconceptions and provide plenty of examples of the word in context. We know that they need to access texts rich in the tier two vocabulary they rarely hear in speech. We know that if we don’t do something to bridge the vocabulary gap that they might never catch up with their peers. We know about the ’17 million word gap’ we can see the difference between our strong readers and those who need a little extra support. Words are the key to opening our pupils’ minds, to expanding their horizons and to helping them to express themselves as precisely as possible.
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