The Stagg High School Physical Education Department has launched an exciting project that is directly connected to the school’s literacy project. The Physical Education Department collaborated with other departments and screen printed freshman PE shirts with vocabulary that is embedded throughout the 9th grade curriculum. Research shows providing repeated encounters with words will lead to increased acquisition and mastery of terms. This project allows for an increase in access to rich vocabulary by providing an opportunity for vocabulary words to be modeled on their peers.
Vocabulary mastery is directly related to the Successful Schools Successful Students touchstone in preparing students to effectively communicate in ‘real world’ situations and prepare students for post-secondary success.
