Vocabulary in a SNAP. Angela B. Peery

       A

      Small groups should discuss the following questions.

       What are some devices that use audio? Look around the classroom for ideas. (Answers may include smartphones, televisions, DVD players, laptop and desktop computers, tablets, home stereos, car stereos, and so on.)

       Have you been to an auditorium outside of school? If so, what were you doing there? (Answers may include attending a ceremony like a graduation, seeing a play, going on a class field trip, and so on.)

       P

      Have each student write three sentences, one for each word. If they like, they can simply write a definition in their own words, or give examples, similar to the following answers.

       Audio is sound that plays on a device like my iPad.

       An auditorium is a place where we go to see a presentation or play.

       Auditory is about your hearing. Teachers have good auditory skills.

       Scaffolding

      Provide students with sentence stems. The blanks can be filled in with single words or with phrases. Examples include:

       The word audio means _______________. An example of audio is _______________.

       An auditorium is a place where we go to _______________.

       If something is auditory, it can be heard. Something auditory from school today is _______________.

       Acceleration

      Ask students to generate additional words with the root aud or to find them online using a search engine or website. Quizlet (https://quizlet.com) retrieves a list of words with visuals if you use the search feature and type the phrase “root word aud.” Students can also view the presentation “‘Aud’ Words” (Gordon, 2014; https://prezi.com/ggdthqwezkdk/aud-words) to access information on this root. Advanced students could pair up and go through the presentation together, perhaps reading it aloud to each other.

       Lesson R4: audible, inaudible, audiology

      In this minilesson, teachers will teach the root aud, such as in the words audible, inaudible, and audiology. This level 2 minilesson focuses on three words that may all be unfamiliar but links together two antonyms to enhance memory.

      Difficulty level: 2

       S

      The following lists target words students should see and say for this minilesson.

       Audible (adj.): Capable of being heard

       Inaudible (adj.): Incapable of being heard; producing no sound

       Audiology (n.): The science of studying hearing

      Ask students if they know any related words. Answers might include audio, audience, auditory, auditorium, and audiologist.

       N

      Consider saying something like the following to your class.

      The words audible and inaudible are opposites of each other, or antonyms. Notice that the prefix in- on the second word makes it the opposite of the first. So, if I were giving you directions for something we were doing in class, I’d want my directions to be clearly audible. That means you could all hear what I said. If you couldn’t hear the directions, you could say they were inaudible, or that I was speaking in an inaudible manner. Audiology has an interesting word part in it, too. Notice the -ology. Words like biology and psychology use that part, and in each case, it means the study of or the science of something. In audiology, it means the study of hearing. When you know the root aud, sometimes when it’s combined with other familiar word parts, you can unlock the whole word’s meaning.

      You may want to underline or box the word part -ology so that students’ eyes can see it as a word component.

       A

      Have students work together to list audible things versus inaudible things. For example, a teacher’s lecture and the announcements on the public address (PA) system are audible. Movies, TV shows, and music are audible. However, a student daydreaming or journaling in class are inaudible.

       P

      Ask students to write short explanations (or synonyms) of all three words that they can share with students who are absent today or to summarize the minilesson. This writing can be done on sticky notes and attached to chart paper, a wall, or a door. Students can also use an online tool like TodaysMeet (https://todaysmeet.com) or Padlet (https://padlet.com).

      Examples:

       Something that is audible can be heard, but something that is inaudible cannot be. Audiology is the study of hearing.

       Audible and inaudible are opposites. You can hear it if it’s audible but not if it’s inaudible. Audiology is the science of studying hearing. The -ology lets you know that and is in other words like biology.

       Scaffolding

      Allow some students to provide their explanations to you orally instead of in writing as time allows.