Adolescent Literacy and Vocabulary :Adolescent Literacy and Vocabulary Strategies for Middle School Learners Session 1 September 21, 2009


Overview :Overview


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Shared Language :Shared Language A vital component


Mastery Learning :Mastery Learning


Mastery Learning :Mastery Learning


Shared Language Activity :Shared Language Activity


Shared Language Activity :Shared Language Activity


What is Literacy? :What is Literacy? The ability to communicate through a wide variety of media Visual Auditory Oral Interactive media Written text


Food for Thought :Food for Thought


Misconceptions about Teaching Vocabulary :Misconceptions about Teaching Vocabulary


What does work? :What does work?


This Month’s Assignments :This Month’s Assignments


Speaking of Pre-Assessment… :Speaking of Pre-Assessment…


Open Discussion :Open Discussion Use the physical or virtual Open Discussion forum to: Post questions you have about the key ideas and strategies how they can be applied to your own classroom Share great strategies or ideas


Next time… :Next time…


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