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Take Aim! at Vocabulary How-To Information
Take Aim! at Vocabulary is a powerful research-based program that boosts students' vocabulary knowledge in the critical middle grades. This individualized, mostly independent program teaches high-quality words in the context of nonfiction stories.
There are several key tasks that teachers need to perform in order to ensure that their Take Aim program is implemented successfully:
Planning and Setting Up
This task includes preparing a schedule, choosing a setting, and gathering materials.
Planning and Setting Up a Take Aim Program
Determining Who Can Benefit
When determining which students would benefit from a specific Take Aim level, the teacher should consider whether the student can read the level of material and whether the student lacks an understanding of most target words taught in the level.
Determining Who Can Benefit From Take Aim
Implementing the Steps
The steps in the Take Aim program use research-supported methods to teach vocabulary words—explicit instruction of target words, instruction of target words in context, student-friendly definitions, multiple exposures and contexts for target words, and semantic mapping.
Steps of the Take Aim Program
Monitoring Student Performance
Once students begin working in the Take Aim program, it is important to monitor their performance and adjust the program to maximize their success. It is especially important to ensure that students are spending their time appropriately.
Monitoring Student Performance
Adapting the Program
You may need to adapt the Take Aim! at Vocabulary program for some students in order to maximize success.
Adapting the Take Aim Program for Student Needs
Communicating With Students and Parents
Communicating with students and parents/guardians will help you ensure that students have a positive experience with Take Aim! at Vocabulary and that they continue, both in school and at home, to deepen their vocabularies.
Communicating With Students and Parents
Note: For complete how-to information for Take Aim, see the Take Aim! at Vocabulary Teacher's Manual.