Vocabulary

Vocabulary is developed in young students through oral language, as well as reading and viewing texts, before being expressed in talk and writing. Introducing students to new vocabulary, especially technical vocabulary in cross-curriculum subjects, involves planning and a systematic approach, ensuring we reinforce unfamiliar language as we go. This ensures more chance of the student using the language with control.

  

Vocabulary: PETAA Resources Pathway

Posted on 14/09/2023
This series of vocabulary and oral language staff meeting professional learning sessions guides school leaders in the use of mentor texts to teach vocabulary.
  

Assessing oral language

Posted on 31/05/2023
Discover a framework for assessing oral language in the classroom, as well as models for student and teacher self-assessment!
  

Building Academic Vocabulary and Grammar

Posted on 24/08/2021
Understand how you can explicitly teach the vocabulary and grammar needed for students to build academic meaning.
  

Telling My Story: Writers' Workshop

Posted on 24/08/2021
Understand how vocabulary development from written to oral forms supports dramatic writing in this example of a writers' workshop.