12:1 Terminology
When and Where did I Find it: I discovered this word while reading Teaching Reading in Social Studies by Doty, Cameron, and Barton (2003) for this course. I encountered this word when reviewing the rationale section of the text.
What it means: Doty, Cameron, and Barton (2003) uses the word terminology in the following sentence; “The study of social studies is much more than memorizing historical facts; geographical statistics; or government, civic, and economic terminology” (p. v). According to dictionary.com, terminology is defined as “the body of specialized words relating to a particular subject.”
Level of familiarity: I have heard the word before in several different contexts.
(Our class wordle from earlier this semester retrieved from Dr. Jones’ vocabulary journal on November 29, 2010).
Do I want to know this word well and why: I would like to continue to develop my understanding of this word in the context of content area literacy instruction. I think this is an important word for me to understand because I can see myself using this word in the classroom, especially when discussing vocabulary. This word compliments the topics and themes we have been discussing in this course throughout the semester. It connects to Fisher and Frey’s (20060 exploration of “specialized vocabulary” (p. 12).
Do I think others should know this word well...if so, who and why: Students and teachers should be familiar with this word because of its close connection to vocabulary and literacy development.
Doty, J. K., Cameron, G. N., & Barton, M. L. (2003). Teaching reading in social studies: A
supplement to teaching reading in the content areas. Aurora , CO
Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2008). Word wise and content rich: Five essential steps to teaching academic vocabulary. Portsmouth , NH
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