Welcome to Unit 2: Vocabulary Instructional Routines of the Online Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy (OTALA) Module 1: Selecting Words.

There are four sections in this module:

1.     Overview of Module 1
2.     Module Objectives and Types of Vocabulary
3.     Preteaching Vocabulary
4.     Planning for Vocabulary Instruction

Each section consists of presentation videos along with related activities to complete. You may download a copy of the module handouts, transcript of the video, and presentation slides by clicking on the links below.

Handouts
Transcript

Presentation slides

The total time required to complete this module is approximately 30 minutes. The module may be completed at your own pace. You may complete all four sections in a single session, or you may log in multiple times as you work through the information and activities.

This section gives a brief overview of Module 1. Please click to download and print Handout 1: TEKS Connections prior to watching this presentation video. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

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This section explores the importance of explicitly teaching vocabulary and introduces the three main types of classroom words: common, academic, and content-specific.

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This section explores why it's important to preteach the academic and content-specific vocabulary before a lesson.

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This section explores how to identify appropriate academic and content-specific words to preteach. Please click to download and print Handout 2: "The Problem with Mercury" prior to watching this video presentation. If you printed the handout packet downloaded at the beginning of this module, please locate the handout in your packet.

Click play on the video when you're ready to begin.