building. academic vocabulary is the #1 indicator of academic success!

Academic Vocabulary

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Why teach academic vocabulary?

Academic vocabulary is the #1 indicator of academic success!

Victoria Young TEA Director of Reading, Writing & Social Studies Assessments

“The language of the TEKS is the language of the…”

Focus Documents for Teaching Academic Vocabulary

• TEKS Verification

• Cognitive Complexity: The Verbs of the TEKS

• Lead4ward STAAR Vocabulary

• Spanish Cognates

TEKS Verification & Cognitive Complexity: The Verbs of the TEKS

• Framing the Lesson (The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction)

• Objective

• Closing Task






• The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction

Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary InstructionRobert J. Marzano

1. Provide students with a description, explanation, or example.

2. Students restate explanation in their own words.

3. Students create a nonlinguistic representation.

4. Students periodically engage in activities that add to their knowledge of terms.

5. Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another.

6. Periodically involve students in games that allow them to play with the terms.






• The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction

• Marzano’s Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary Instruction

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More sessions to come:Implementing Marzano’s Six Step Process