Word+Wall


 * Word Wall**

A word wall is a visual strategy in which new vocabulary or words encountered with high frequency are posted on the wall in the classroom. Words are posted beneath the letter of the alphabet with which each word begins. Students refer to and use these words in activities such as reading, writing, spelling, presenting, and storytelling. The word wall can be used to reinforce learning by providing cues to curriculum content. A word wall promotes the use of language in the classroom to enrich literacy and motivate student interest in reading. It may be used in all subjects and may include words meeting varied criteria (for example, most misspelled words, word-for-today, technical terms, words with etymological interest).
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * initially identifies the words to be added to the word wall;
 * conducts activities to make students familiar with high-frequency words and focuses on word patterns, rhyming words, and initial consonants;
 * connects the word wall to curriculum content;
 * refers to the word wall on a regular basis.

Word walls:
 * Considerations**
 * should contain words that, at least at the start, are very different to avoid confusing similar words;
 * might take the form of a wall of quotations or questions.


 * Illustrations From The Mathematics Classroom**

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 * Elementary**

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 * Secondary**