CoL Teacher Inquiry: GEM Literacy - An Introduction to Explicit Teaching of Vocabulary - The Bridge to Language Comprehension

I attended GEM Literacy's webinar "An Introduction to the Explicit Teaching of Vocabulary". Gemma clearly explained the "why" and the "how" of explicit vocabulary instruction. It was both informative and empowering. I was excited to take my new learning and try in out with the tamariki in my year 1 class. I've begun by using the vocabulary strips during our small group reading sessions. I've noticed the children are engaged by the use of a picture on the vocabulary strip (especially my ELL learners). The vocabulary strip has helped to spark up a conversation and is supporting their understanding of the new vocabulary. I look forward to seeing the impact my new learning, thanks to Gemma, has on the tamariki in my class!

 

Check out the photos below of the learning that has been happening thanks to taking part in this webinar.

Here is the outline of the webinar:

• “The Why” of vocabulary instruction
• The relationship between vocabulary and background knowledge and how these underpin oral language and reading comprehension
• Practical and systematic classroom application from Year 1-8 + FREE access to resources (Editable EARLY Reading Vocabulary Strips and our ADVANCED Vocabulary Building Scaffold)

Nga mihi nui!!