OYW Encourage Students to Use Sophisticated Vocabulary - Mini Episode #2

Yes! Today we’re going to talk about employing a Dynamic Dictionary in your teaching space. If you are writing with kids, a dynamic dictionary may be just what you’ve been looking for to move your students from using “safe, easy-to-spell, dime-a-dozen words” to using more sophisticated vocabulary words that better convey what your writers are trying to say.
In part one of this mini-series, we discussed how to meaningfully incorporate teacher selected vocabulary words into our daily instruction. With the Dynamic Dictionary, we are also encouraging students to contribute their own words into our classroom vocabulary instruction.On Your Way Podcast Dr. Christina Williams