Vocabulary Strategies That Work: Do This--Not That!

ISBN-13: 9780367480608 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 124 str.

Lori G. Wilfong

Opis

Update your vocabulary practices to meet standards and improve students’ word knowledge! This revised, clearly-structured guide shows you how.

Spis treści

1. 5 Things Every Educator Should Know About Vocabulary Acquisition and Instruction  2. Purposeful Teacher Selection of Focus Words  3. Purposeful Student Selection of Focus Words  4. Help Students Come Up With Their Own Definitions  5. Use Strategies to Engage Students in Word Study  6. Teach Students Morphological Strategies to Figure Out Words They Do Not Know, in Addition to Context-Clue Strategies  7. Use Symbols, Pictures, and Movement to Help Bring Vocabulary to Life  8. Highlight and Use a Word Wall in Classroom Instruction  9. Use and Apply Vocabulary Words Regularly (versus Isolated Practice)  10. Assess Student Use of Words in Authentic Writing and Speaking

O autorze

Lori G. Wilfong is a former middle school language arts teacher, current Associate Professor in Middle Childhood Education at Kent State University, frequent conference presenter, and forever supporter of teachers working to weave literacy into their classrooms.