The document summarizes a journal club discussion about an article on expanding students' experience with academic vocabulary. It includes:
1) The key concepts discussed in the article were the instructional intervention called RAVE (Robust Academic Vocabulary Encounters) and a component called "In The Media" which challenges students to find academic words outside of school.
2) Many students responded positively to the challenge to find words outside of school through various media like books, websites and advertisements.
3) Data showed that student engagement was high, with over 80% of students participating in finding words over a 6-month period.
4) There was a significant positive relationship found between students' participation in "In The
The document summarizes a journal club discussion about an article on expanding students' experience with academic vocabulary. It includes:
1) The key concepts discussed in the article were the instructional intervention called RAVE (Robust Academic Vocabulary Encounters) and a component called "In The Media" which challenges students to find academic words outside of school.
2) Many students responded positively to the challenge to find words outside of school through various media like books, websites and advertisements.
3) Data showed that student engagement was high, with over 80% of students participating in finding words over a 6-month period.
4) There was a significant positive relationship found between students' participation in "In The
The document summarizes a journal club discussion about an article on expanding students' experience with academic vocabulary. It includes:
1) The key concepts discussed in the article were the instructional intervention called RAVE (Robust Academic Vocabulary Encounters) and a component called "In The Media" which challenges students to find academic words outside of school.
2) Many students responded positively to the challenge to find words outside of school through various media like books, websites and advertisements.
3) Data showed that student engagement was high, with over 80% of students participating in finding words over a 6-month period.
4) There was a significant positive relationship found between students' participation in "In The
Reading: In the Media: Expanding Students Experience with Academic Vocabulary
Author: Margaret G. McKeown, Amy C. Crosson, Nancy J. Artz, Cheryl Sandora Isabel L. Beck Date: 4/21/2015 Complete the following chart, based upon the five most salient Key Concepts in the reading for you.
Key Concept
Information
List the key concepts discussed in
the article, one concept per for.
What information will help you remember this concept?
In The Media
Instructional Intervention: RAVE
designed to enhance students knowledge of academic words and comprehension of academic texts Robust Academic Vocabulary Encounters provides direct instruction of academic words selected from the Academic Word List Adaptation of Word Wizard, an activity to encourage interest and awareness of vocabulary Challenges students to find RAVE words beyond vocabulary lessons/outside of school: books, websites, newspapers, billboards, bus ads, radio, television, video games, magazines, menus, music, and so forth. Many students responded right away to our challenge to find words outside of school Data from 20112012 school year demonstrate that the level of engagement was high: across 6 months of instruction, 51 of the 61 students receiving RAVE instruction participated Significant, positive relationship between taking part in In the Media and students gain scores from pretest to posttest
RAVE
Design of In The Media
Participation of Students
What Students Gained
Memory clue Draw a visual that will help you remember this key concept. (NOT REQUIRED)