FIID 2015 Guadalajara, Mexico Graphic organizers for vocabulary learning Several types and purposes of graphic organizers have been proposed over the years. In this presentation, several explore types and purposes of graphic organizers preserving the themes of using these in a scalable manner across the grade levels and between various disciplines through a literacy lens (e.g., sciences, mathematics, physical education, literary study, etc.). The primary focus of this session is to demonstrate how vocabulary, especially, can be more effectively taught using graphic organizers. Participants will learn to create graphic organizers to address specific learning purposes rather than relying solely on generic organizers. Five different organizers will be introduced, and participants will be able to experience the use of the organizer. Digital versions, paper versions prepared by the teacher, and manipulative versions created by the students will be explored.

1. Graphic
Organizers for
Vocabulary
Learning
Thomas DeVere Wolsey
The Institute to Advance International Education
tdwolsey@iaieus.com
https://app.box.com/FIID2015-GO

2. Academic Vocabulary
• Specific to a
discipline
• Used in schools
across disciplines

3. Graphic Organizers

4. Visual?

5. Have a Conversation

6. Cooperate and Collaborate

7. Adaptable KWL
Categories

8. Adaptable KWL: Math
What Do You Know for Sure? What are you trying to find out? Are there special conditions or
precise words to address?
Solution

9. Adaptable KWL: Science
Text and page or chapter numbers:
What I know
about this topic
What I need to
know about it
What I learned
from the written
text
What I learned
from the graphics
or data
Categories : Synthesis of text and graphics/data

10. Adaptable
KWL:
Science
7th
grade Sci-Ber text section “How Does Density Affect The Earth?”
What I know about
this topic
What I need to know
about it
What I learned from
the written text and
experiments
What I learned from
the graphics or data
 Density has
somethingto
dowithhow
heavy
somethingis.
 It couldbea
way tofigure
out howmuch
theearth
weighs.
 X-rayswork
becausebones
aremoredense
than other
partsof the
body.
o Howdoscientists
usedensity to
makeamodel of
theinsideof the
earth?
o Howdoscientists
figureout the
density of the
insideof theearth
if they cannot go
there?
o Thereisa
formulafor
calculating
density density =
mass/ volume
o If themassof one
object isgreater
than another, the
object will sink.
Thereverseisalso
true.
o I learnedhowto
calculate
density.
o Moredense
objectssettle
towardthebottom
or center of an
object that is
spinning.
o Earthquake
waveshelp
scientistsfigure
out thedensity of
different layers.
o Thepictureson
thepageabout
earth’sstructure
helpedmeseehow
sizeandmass
work together to
calculatedensity.
o Theinteractive
visualsthat
includedlabels
when I hover over
wordshelpedme
visualizewhat I
wouldnever be
abletoseewith
my own eyes.
Questions
I’mstill not surehow
earthquakewaves
helpscientists
calculatethedensity
of theinterior of
Synthesis of text and graphics/data
Thesizeandthemassof an object
determineitsdensity. Moredenseitems
work their way towardthebottomwhile
lessdenseitemsstay towardthetop.

11. Foldable KWL

12. Feature Matrix
Trees Habitat Needles Compound
Leaf
Simple Leaf Avg. Height Bark
Ponderosa Pine mountains +clusters 60-130' yellow
Blue Spruce Rocky Mtns +single 80-100' brn furrow
Peppertree SW US + 50' brn
Sycamore lowlands + 50-100' whitish
Maple low-mid elev + 100' brn
Washington Fan
Palm
deserts 50' light brn
Calif Black Oak Pacific Cst + 30-75' greyish

13. Frayer Model
Click

14. Frayer Model: Completed

15. FrayerModelo

16. Frayer Model and Jigsaw
Learn More: https://www.jigsaw.org/

17. WordMap

18. Foldables
• In a notebook:
Source: Dinah Zike

19. Foldables
• Positional words:
Source: http://getinthefold.blogspot.mx/2010/08/helping-children-
understand-positional.html

20. Vocabulary Folder
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Sentence
Sentence
Sentence
Sentence

21. Vocabulary Folder
Definition
Word
Definition
Word
Definition
Word
Definition
Word
VocabularyFolder:
Topic

22. Image Sources
• Eye:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Iris_-
_left_eye_of_a_girl.jpg
• Dialog: http://pixabay.com/en/users/sandra_schoen-53876/
• Cooperate:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/epublicist/8718123610
• KWL Basic: http://www.invitein.org/tag/kwl-chart-template
• Jigsaw: http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-
blog/how-do-you-like-these-flipping-jigsaws

23. Resources
• Thomas DeVere Wolsey
• The Institute to Advance International Education
• tdwolsey@iaieus.com
https://app.box.com/FIID2015-GO