Ever thought about the power of words? Join us as we discuss our most requested topic of all time: vocabulary. We have a special guest, fifth-grade teacher Sean Morrisey. We discuss Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary words and discuss how you can strategically select words to teach using research-based approaches.

We also share the importance of continuously embedding words into language throughout the day and using data to measure improvement. Lastly, we bridge the connection between vocabulary and fluency, demonstrating how it impacts performance. By the end of this episode, you'll feel inspired to transform your vocabulary instructional approach in your classroom, one word at a time.

Resources

Academic Word Finder Achieve the Core
Which Words Do I Teach and How? Article by David Liben
Lifelong Literacy, Lyn Stone
Explicit Instruction, Anita Archer
Bringing Words to Life, book
The Writing Revolution, book
Text Project Vocabulary Instruction
Word Generation Serp Institute
Word Sift
Coxhead Academic Word List
Podsie

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Ep. 156: Science of Reading Beyond Phonics: Vocabulary Instruction with a Grade 5 Teacher