4/10/11

Readings 4/10/11

This week the article looked at Vocabulary Learning. Immediately when I read the title I thought of my placement and the new program they are using in the Okemos Schools to help improve the vocabulary level in the system. This system used visuals and previous knowledge to build an understanding of new terms. The article however was dealing with urban setting classrooms, which is not what Okemos is. So once I read the article I realized that this is what the article is talking about what is missing from the urban schools. Students in the urban setting are behind by two to three years and they say it is this way for many reasons. One talks about their lives at home. What they hear and do in their households reflects what they hear and do in the classroom. If they are not constantly surrounded by new or correct vocabularies it does not challenge them. Also how Okemos has a new system that is helping them to improve the student’s vocabulary urban schools do not have good ro updated resources to help improve. Overall it is a lot of lack of in Urban School and more involvement is needed in helping improve students understanding and comprehension of vocabulary development and learning.