Vocabulary for Academic Success
This one-day seminar focuses on effective instructional strategies that educators can implement immediately to improve vocabulary learning in their schools.
What are BENEFITS of this seminar?
In this seminar, participants will:
- Become familiar with current research in the field of vocabulary acquisition and use
- Reflect upon current practices in light of these findings
- Experience instructional strategies that improve vocabulary so that they can be implemented immediately
- Gain knowledge of The Leadership and Learning Center's, formerly the Center for Performance Assessment, unique tripod plan for improving vocabulary instruction, and work within this framework to create their action plans
- Develop a classroom and school plan for teaching vocabulary more effectively
- Discover the levels of vocabulary knowledge (receptive versus expressive)
- Understand word walls, choral definitions, word sorts, nonlinguistic representations and word analysis strategies
- Receive a training manual CD as a permanent resource that contains additional forms, templates, and examples to assist with successful implementationUtilize vocabulary building knowledge to complement other literacy-boosting work currently at work in your school
- Establish a firm foundation for continued, customized follow-up site visits from the The Leadership and Learning Center's, formerly the Center for Performance Assessment, cadre of literacy specialists
Contact us today to book this seminar in your area.