Do you have a word wall in your
classroom? Is it dedicated to high
frequency words? What about content area
words and phrases? What challenges have
you had with supporting your students’ language growth visually in your room?
When I was teaching, I struggled
with the best way to use the wall space in my classroom. I had a “traditional”
word wall on the back wall which held many of the high frequency words in
English in alphabetical order. Other walls were dedicated to various content
areas or particular projects we were working on in class. My bulletin boards held student work samples
and information about upcoming events. While
the various content area posters and visual aids were helpful for students, I
always felt like I was missing something.
It wasn’t until I started providing professional development full time
that I stumbled across the idea of a content area word wall. Today I’ll share with you some of my favorite
tips, tricks and links for word walls dedicated to learning the language of
the content areas.
