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Teaching Reading Comprehension Webinar Series: Session 3 — presented by Dr Janelle Wills

Teaching academic vocabulary: A must-do for understanding and engagement — presented on 29 October 2020 Discover the essential webinar resources HERE: https://www.hbe.com.au/readingwebinar Research shows that when teachers and schools take a systematic approach to helping students identify and learn essential vocabulary for a given subject area, student comprehension and achievement rises. During this session, you will be introduced to a method to determine which terms are most essential and learn a six-step process for direct instruction in subject-specific vocabulary. The six-step method encourages students to learn critical academic vocabulary by connecting terms to prior knowledge using linguistic and non-linguistic means. Games and activities further encourage the refinement and deepening of their understanding. Learning outcomes: • Understand how to design a schoolwide plan for comprehensive vocabulary instruction. • Discover a research-based six-step process for teaching new terms.