Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

8 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: 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

commonly known by fourth grade. Moreover a conscious effort has been

made to include words from the Primary Priority Words List 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 students.

Vocabulary Chart for Roses Are Red & Ring Around the Rosie

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

ashes

posie

rhyme

violet

pocket

sugar

red

we

you

Multiple Meaning

around

blue

sweet*

ring

rose

Phrases fall downfull of

Cognates rimavioleta azúcar

References

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


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


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