Find That Word
- This strategy is inspired by Word Wizard from Beck in 2002
- Students discover words they are studying in their own environment—free reading, other subject area books, speech, radio, television, computer searches
- When the students find the word, they write it down in the context of the sentence in which they find it and bring it in to class.
- The teacher sets aside a time for words to be shared.
- Students come up and read their sentences to the class.
- Sentences are displayed in the classroom.
- The teacher may use a point system if desired:
- Word found in reading or adult speech—1 point
- Original sentence spoken by a student—2 points*
References
Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. New York: Guilford Press.