Read-Alouds and Vocabulary

Read-Alouds and Vocabulary

Article:

 Kindle,K.J. (2009, November). Vocabulary Development During Read-Alouds: Primary Practices.  The Reading Teacher, 63 (3), 202-211. doi:10.1598/RT.63.3.3

Lesson:

Before taking my class to the library for the first time this year we read the book I took My Frog To The Library By: Eric A. Kimmel.  I introduce the vocabulary words:

·         Library

·         Librarian

·         Check out desk

·         wrecked

We put the words on a chart and students helped to make definitions for each. During this discussion students decided to add the word borrowed to the list.  In discussing definitions this word came up and some did not know what it meant and students wanted to add to our vocabulary with its own definition.

Once the discussion of the definitions was finished we read the book and discussed.  Using the story as an introduction we then went over our library manners and what we do in the library.  After our visit to the library students came back and wrote in their journals about their visit.  The vocabulary was available for them to use in their writings.

Standards:

ELA1R5 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. The student

a. Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language.

b. Recognizes grade-level words with multiple meanings.

c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or have similar meanings (synonyms).