Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement

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Building Background Knowledge for Academic
Achievement

• A Professional Book Study
• Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES

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According to Marzano, True or False?

• What students already know about academic
  content is one of the strongest indicators of how
  well they will learn new information relative to
  the content.

TRUE Chapter 1, page 1
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• All students have background knowledge even
  though not all of them have the academic
  background knowledge necessary to do well in
  school.

TRUE Chapter 2, page 29
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Teaching vocabulary is synonymous with
  teaching background knowledge.

TRUE Chapter 2, page 35
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Prolonged reading activities like SSR
  (Sustained Silent Reading) can generate virtual
  experiences that build student background
  knowledge.

TRUE Chapter 2, page 38-39
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• For the greatest impact, a compensatory
  reading program such as SSR should be implemented
  through grade 10.

TRUE Chapter 3, page 43
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• A 5-Step Process for implementing SSR recommended
  by Marzano
• Step 1 Students identify topics of interest to
  them.
• Step 2 Students identify reading material.
• Step 3 Students are provided with uninterrupted
  time to read.
• Step 4 Students write about or represent the
  information in their notebooks.
• Step 5 Students interact with the information.

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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Reading develops vocabulary sufficiently so
  that direct instruction is not necessary.

FALSE Chapter 4, page 64-66
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Effective vocabulary instruction relies first
  on definitions.

FALSE Chapter 4, page 70-72
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• Marzano (2004), states that effective direct
  vocabulary instruction is characterized by the
  following
• 1. Does not rely on definitions
• 2. Linguistic and non-linguistic representations
• 3. Multiple exposures
• 4. Teaching word parts
• 5. Specific instruction for different types of
  words
• 6. Student discussion of words
• 7. Student play with words
• 8. Focus on terms with a high probability of
  enhancing academic success

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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Word frequency lists are the best indicators
  of which vocabulary to teach students within the
  content areas.

FALSE Chapter 6
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• Analysis of standards documents , specifying
  what students should know and do in the various
  subject areas, are valuable resources for
  determining vocabulary for direct instruction.

TRUE Chapter 6, page 117
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According to Marzano, True or False?

• A systemic target of 4,096 words taught
  through direct vocabulary instruction in K-10 is
  quite reasonable.

TRUE Chapter 7
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Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level
Grade Level Number of Words Per Week Total Words in 32 weeks Cumulative total
K 0 0 0
1 1 32 32
2 3 96 128
3 4 128 256
4 5 160 416
5 10 320 736
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Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level Estimated Number of Terms That Can Be Taught At Each Grade Level
Grade Level Number of Words Per Week Total Words in 32 weeks Cumulative total
6 15 480 1216
7 20 640 1856
8 20 640 2496
9 25 800 3296
10 25 800 4096

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Discussion

• Have you, your department, or your school
  developed vocabulary lists?
• How were the words on the list chosen?

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Reflection

• One or two goals for helping students in my
  classroom/building begin to build academic
  background knowledge
• - or-
• One or two goals for helping my colleagues
  understand the importance of building background
  knowledge

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