1. Vocabulary Strategies to Improve SAT Scores By Christine Chadwick, Stefanie Glorioso, and Daniel Morris

2. Justification 35 Strategies for developing Content Area Vocabulary by Brenda Spencer and Andrea Guillaume “ Content area achievement depends closely on students’ mastery of specialized vocabulary” Our Strategy: Semantic Mapping SIP: Improve SAT scores- “Offer the entire school testing skills and vocabulary words” Frayer, Frederick, and Klausmeier (1969) show that concept attainment is more effective through visual organization of definitions and connections to relevance (Frayer Model)

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8. Data Collection Plan Pre-post Tests Student Work Do students feel comfortable using content vocabulary? X X Are vocabulary scores rising? X X

18. Do the students feel comfortable using content area vocabulary? YES!