Student acquisition and the cataloging of new words.
At the beginning of every year, I select books to read aloud to my new students. Although I certainly have my favorites, I am always looking for new books to convey high-value concepts.
My read-aloud selections all have a purpose, and this book has become a favorite for my launch into the exciting world of word acquisition (collecting)!
I use this book to share my love of words with students! Instead of skimming past them in texts, I want students to seek out words. I teach students to stop and honor the new terms that we meet!
How can we incorporate the independent study of words into our already complete curriculums?
✔We want students to have an extensive vocabulary.
✔We want students to know that their words have power.
✔We want students to remember the words they learn through independent reading and classroom experiences.
I have created two resources to use in conjunction with student word acquisition and discovery!
#1 My Word Collection
Cumulative Collection of Student Selected Words
What's included with your purchase?
✳My Word Collection Cover Page
✳My Word worksheet (space for a picture and a writing activity)
✳My Word worksheet (not lined for writing)
✳My Word Writing Activity worksheet
# 2 Vocabulary Logs (Digital and PDF Versions)
These Vocabulary Logs can serve as a companions to the Word Collection or as stand-alone products!
Cumulative Collection of Student Selected Words
Students use this Digital Vocabulary Log to record new words that they encounter during their independent reading. Check out my blog post here.
# 3 Word Collection BUNDLE
The way that I see it...
Teaching students to collect words that mean something to them will enable them to control their learning. Our goal is to reach all students and foster a love of language. This can even be expanded to additional languages, and there are NO limits. Happy collecting!
