My co-teaching partner and I initially thought the Vocabulary LINCing Routine would confuse some of our 2nd graders. When we introduced the model we really stressed the importance of making a connection to the new vocabulary words so we could easily remember them. During our introduction, we constructed a paper chain link to use as a constant visual and reminder for our students to link all of the table components together.
Overall, the students have been able to utilize the LINCS Table and are able to remember the information easily. We feel they have been successful because they have made connections to the terms and information was broken down into sections that all linked together. One of the challenges, especially in the beginning, was students coming up with LINCing stories that actually linked to the definition. A lot of the students were stuck on just using the reminding word in the LINCing story. We had to go back and reteach the LINCing story component focusing on how to incorporate important parts of the definition into the LINCing story. We also added some additional instructions to the top of our LINCS Table to help students remember the correct order of the components and the expectations.
Overall, the students have been able to utilize the LINCS Table and are able to remember the information easily. We feel they have been successful because they have made connections to the terms and information was broken down into sections that all linked together. One of the challenges, especially in the beginning, was students coming up with LINCing stories that actually linked to the definition. A lot of the students were stuck on just using the reminding word in the LINCing story. We had to go back and reteach the LINCing story component focusing on how to incorporate important parts of the definition into the LINCing story. We also added some additional instructions to the top of our LINCS Table to help students remember the correct order of the components and the expectations.