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SUMMARY:2338.Resource\, Achieve the Core\, Academic Word Finder
DESCRIPTION:
 
 
 
 Format:  Resource
 
 
 Audience: Teachers
 
 
 
 
 
 Area:  Math
 
 
 Grade Span: K-12
 
 
 
 
 Location:  
 Online
 
 
 Sponsor: Achieve the Core
 
 
 
 
 Presenter: NA
 

  
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 source will be sent after registering. Participants will have to create a 
 free login. This information has been copied and pasted directly from the 
 Achieve the Core website: 
 What is academic vocabulary? Academic vocab
 ulary (also known as Tier 2 vocabulary) words appear in many different con
 texts and are subtle or precise ways to say relatively simple things\, for
  example\, “relative” or “accumulate.” The Common Core and other c
 ollege- and career-ready standards emphasize regular practice with complex
  text and its academic vocabulary because academic vocabulary helps studen
 ts access and understand increasing levels of complex texts across all con
 tent areas.
  
 Why is academic vocabulary so important? Academic voca
 bulary words are often vital to comprehension\, reappear in many texts\, a
 nd frequently are part of a word family or semantic network. Tier 2 words 
 can carry disproportionate weight in conveying the meaning of a text\, and
  a reader who doesn’t understand these high-value words might have his o
 r her comprehension thrown off track—this is particularly true for Engli
 sh Language Learners (ELLs) who commonly have had less exposure to academi
 c vocabulary. For these reasons\, significant instructional attention shou
 ld be spent on these words.
  
 How does the Academic Word Finder help 
 me? The challenge to teachers is to be alert to the presence of Tier 2 wo
 rds\, determine which ones need to be taught\, and identify which words de
 serve more time and effort for richer understanding. The Academic Word Fin
 der pulls the most useful academic vocabulary words from a given text. Th
 is tool does not replace teacher judgment\; rather\, it helps to support t
 he teacher and identify the most useful academic words. The Academic Word 
 Finder produces a list of words that are uncommon enough that most student
 s do not know them and are not so rare that they are not often found in te
 xts). That said\, there may be other academic vocabulary words that are ei
 ther rare or common that a teacher determines are important to understandi
 ng the text. Research supports in-depth instruction on a small selection (
 6–8 words) for ELL students. You can find criteria to help you identify 
 words for in-depth instruction here. In addition\, the academic vocabula
 ry identified in a text can be a proxy for text complexity\, though it doe
 s not replace the work a teacher does to fully analyze a text for complexi
 ty. Learn more about text complexity.
  
 How do I use it?  The Acad
 emic Word Finder is simple to use.
 
 Copy the text you want to analyze.
  (We recommend starting with 1-3 paragraphs.)
 Paste that text into the o
 pen box on the homepage.
 Select the grade level.
 Click submit.
 Enter
  the details of your search for your reference – your search is automati
 cally saved!
 View all of the words in order of appearance in the text. Y
 ou can change this view to see the words on\, above\, or below grade level
 . You can also filter to see the words alphabetically.
 Print\, export or
  email the list.
 Use the generated word list with students. See suggeste
 d activities here.
 
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