Sentences with phrase «specific vocabulary such»

In ELA or social studies a student may describe a story using content specific vocabulary such as introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion.

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So try to use a more specific vocabulary and be aware that words such as «creativity» may be understood differently by a scientist and a nonscientist.

But Chen said the link at this point is preliminary because researchers have not yet looked for any specific, more definitive neurological effects, such as reduced IQs, memories or vocabularies — outcomes already linked to two other toxic metals, lead and mercury.

We made a concerted effort to include such practices — for example, by incorporating content - and literacy - focused interactive read - alouds (Strachan, 2016), explicit instruction in vocabulary (e.g., Beck & McKeown, 2007), and specific strategies for planning writing (Graham, McKeown, Kiuhara, & Harris, 2012).

Though her science students ultimately work toward larger projects (this year, they will collaborate on a multi-touch book for the Dallas Zoo as well as contribute to an iTunes U course called Life Science), individual classes still address specific skills such as vocabulary acquisition or research.

The second half of Reading Reconsidered reinforces these principles, coupling them with the «fundamentals» of reading instruction — a host of techniques and subject specific tools to reconsider how teachers approach such essential topics as vocabulary, interactive reading, and student autonomy.

Additional professional development comes in the form of Teacher Lessons that provide information such as best practices for extending knowledge, cross-content and vocabulary connections and common misconceptions specific to each lesson.

They won't misread if, runs, locate, or even misrepresent, but rather unfamiliar technical vocabulary specific to the content area, such as metamorphosis, estuary, disenfranchised, and unicameral.

As a result, these instruments do not reflect the complexity of comprehension, instead equating it with more limited skills, such as vocabulary, domain - specific knowledge, word reading ability, and other reader capacities that are only part of comprehension.

For this reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students with English for specific purposes, such as logistics management.