Building Academic Vocabulary BAV

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Building Academic Vocabulary (BAV)
Sandy Garrett State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education
Phyllis R. Hartfiel Director of Language Arts
Education Office of Standards and Curriculum
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Goals

• Discover BAVs influence on achievement.
• Plan use of common academic vocabulary program at
  all levels.
• Align academic vocabulary within levels.
• Practice with BAV page to become familiar with
  tools.

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What is Vocabulary?

• Name for terms that label experiences

Why is it Important?

• Opens the door to building background knowledge
  (Marzano, Building Academic Background Knowledge)

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True or False

• An academic vocabulary can improve test scores.

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TRUE

• On any major standardized test, the subtest that
  is the best predictor of overall success is
  vocabulary (Heidi Hayes Jacobs, 2006)

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Statistics

• First grade vocabulary predicts 11th grade
  reading comprehension
• Direct vocabulary instruction results in raised
  testing achievement. Cunningham Stanovich,
  1997 Marzano, 2004.

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Impact of Vocabulary Instruction(Marzano/Pickerin
g, 2005)
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Average U.S. Student and Vocabulary

• Estimate average US student encounters nearly
  10,000 unfamiliar words in the fifth grade alone
  (Winters, 2009)

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Can You Say That Again?

• Write an expository paragraph with a
  well-developed topic sentence, enumeration
  sentence, details, and support. Be sure and
  include a nonrestrictive and restrictive clause.
  The direct object must receive the action of the
  simple predicate. Do not use an auxiliary verb
  or passive voice.

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True or False?

• Dr. Marzano has a 10-step process to
  systematically teach academic vocabulary.

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FALSE

• ..\Acad Vocab\6 steps.pptx

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BAV Process

• Works at every grade level
• Eliminates gaps in instruction
• Aids students in constructing knowledge
• Have drawings as a consistent
• part of the process

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Play or Not to Play?

• Playing is important to acquisition of vocabulary
• Provides multiple exposures
• Engaging and interactive

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TRUE or FALSE

• Students should be able to self-assess their own
  understanding of a word/term.

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TRUE

• Students should have a check list to self-assess
• Indicate how well the term/word is understood
• Provides a reflective piece
• Formative assessment

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Vocabulary Progress Chart Symbols
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Self Assessment Log
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Vocabulary Notebook

• Essential part of the program
• Cumulative year by year
• Students add to their depth of understanding
• Contains self-assessment check sheet
• Provides quick formative assessment

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Terms of BAV

• Look at the number of BAV words essential for the
  content
• Decide number of terms per week per year
• Reinforcement time
• Set goals and revise as needed

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Schedule BAVMaking Time - Monitoring

• Dedicating time
• 3 terms in 15 minutes is possible in first phase
• Monitoring student work
• Tracking progress

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True or False

• The Oklahoma State Department of Education is
  still working on a BAV page for teachers.

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FALSE
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Offerings of BAV Page

• Dr. Marzanos 6-steps
• Strategies and games
• Lists and word cards
• External links to more sources
• BAV manual
• Art Integration with BAV

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Why BAV?

• Basic assessment assumption
• Background knowledge
• Enhances academic achievement

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Finding

• BAV students exhibited greater ability to read
  and understand grade-appropriate materials in
  mathematics, science, and general literacy than
  those who did not (Marzano, 2004) .

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Things to Remember

• Provides background knowledge
• Low cost HIGH effect
• Levels playing field
• Increases achievement
• Empowers students

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• It has been a pleasure to meet with you. Should
  you have any questions, concerns, or comments,
  please feel free to contact me
• Phyllis_Hartfiel_at_sde.state.ok.us
• [phone]