Kindergarden - The Five Senses

10 The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide | Introduction

In addition to this core vocabulary list, every lesson includes its own

tiered Vocabulary Chart categorized according to the model for

conceptualizing words presented by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan (2008).

Words in this chart either appear several times in the Read-Aloud or

are words and phrases that support broader language growth, which is

crucial to the English language development of young students. Most

words on the chart are part of the General Service List of English Words

(West 1953) or part of the Dale-Chall (1995) list of 3,000 familiar words

known by fourth grade. Moreover a conscious effort has been made to

include words from the Primary Priority Words according to Biemiller’s

(2010) Words Worth Teaching. The words on the Vocabulary Chart

are not meant to be exhaustive, and teachers are encouraged to add

additional words they feel would best serve their group of students.

Vocabulary Chart for I Use My Eyes to See

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity word(s) have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

eye

eyeball

eyebrow

eyelash

eyelid

harmful

leap*

like

protect*

tiny

blink

closed

inside

light

tear

Multiple meaning

iris

pupil

sight

color

Phrases sense of sight come in

Cognates irispupil proteger* color

References

1. Beck, Isabel L., Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan. Creating
   Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended
   Examples. New York: Guilford, 2008.


2. Biemiller, Andrew. Words Worth Teaching. Columbus: SRA/
   McGrawHill, 2010.


3. Chall, Jeanne and Edgar Dale. Readability Revisited: The New Dale-
   Chall Readability Formula. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books/Lumen
   Editions, 1995.