Vocabulary CODE based on the book, The Core Six Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence

Exercising the mind through strategic review and practice. Vocabulary CODE Connecting with new words. Organizing new words into meaningful categories. Deep-processing the most important concepts and terms. Exercising the mind through strategic review and practice.

3 Reasons to use Vocabulary CODE Vocabulary is a foundation for improved literacy. Investing in vocabulary instructions pays off in all areas. Academic vocabulary is at the core of the Core. Focus needs to be on Tier 2 and Tier 3 words. Vocabulary fuels learning. The more expansive our vocabularies are, the more background knowledge we possess.

Implementing Vocabulary CODE Connect-this phase focuses on helping students form a strong initial connection with the words. Organize-students remember things when they are well organized. In this phase students understand how the words relate to one another and fit together. Deep-Process-students use thinking strategies and multiple forms of representation to develop a deep, conceptual understanding of the terms. Exercise-vocab terms are like muscles: skip workouts and lose definition. This stage engages students in meaningful review and practice activities that help them commit new terms to long-term memory

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