Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572307536 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many concrete examples, sample classroom dialogues, and exercises for teachers bring the material to life. Teachers are guided in selecting words for instruction; developing student-friendly explanations of new words; creating meaningful learning activities; and getting students involved in thinking about, using, and noticing new words both within and outside the classroom. Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. The authors emphasize instruction that offers rich information about words and their uses and enhances students' language comprehension and production. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school. Helpful appendices include suggestions for trade book
The love for words . BookMan should certainly be a central goal for all reading teachers to transmit to their students. "Bring Words to Life" serves as an excellent reference for doing just that. A variety of strategies are provided to address the needs of readers across grade levels (sorry, but I disagree with those who believe that books, such as this one, should only address the needs of students at particular grade levels), that will prove useful to all teachers.Although this i. Exceptional, outstanding, impressive, exemplary, notable . M. Feldman This is the second edition of the well-regarded Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. In addition to incorporating the newest research on vocabulary instruction, it now addresses the Common Core standards and the Response to Intervention (RTI) structure. A new chapter, on "Vocabulary and Writing," discusses the intuitive sense that most teachers have that a rich vocabulary improves writing, although it also notes the paucity of research. Required reading Purchased for required reading. Skimmed it, did not actually read. Not my cup of tea.
Without any doubt, speech-language pathologists recognize the critical importance of vocabulary learning for children and adolescents struggling with language and literacy learning. The book offers a well-organized and first-rate plan for teaching vocabulary, presented by a team of researchers with a genuine grasp of the practical."--Timothy Shanahan, PhD, Center for Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago"This book succinctly addresses the challenges of teaching and developing vocabulary, providing research-based, clearly spelled-out strategies and many, many rich examples. Pikulski, PhD, School of Education, University of Delaware"Bringing Words to Life lives up to its title. If the strategies and suggestions offered in this book were widely and intensely implemented, we would see sig