Vocabulary in Action

Lessons from Great Literacy Teachers

By (author) Gay Fawcett

Not available to order

Publication date:

14 August 2012

Length of book:

146 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781610488778

This book will take you into the classrooms of great literacy teachers from around the United States who have designed successful vocabulary instruction for their grades K-6 classrooms. Each teacher will share vocabulary routines that he or she uses on a regular basis, including his or her favorite, which you can use as-is or adapt for your own classroom. Through their stories you will be encouraged to examine your vocabulary instruction and consider what you can do to help students who have vocabulary gaps and further enrich the vocabulary of those students who don’t.

Know a Word?
Indirect Learning of Vocabulary
Conclusion
Morphology Instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia
Conclusion
Vocabulary Routines
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Vocabulary Routines
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Parent Involvement
The Farmer in the Dell
Conclusion
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Reflection and Action
Meeting Procedure: Silent Conversation
Chapter 13: Resources
Online Resources
Online Dictionaries
Websites for Professional Reading
Websites for Teaching Word Roots
Professional Books
Children's Literature for Teaching Vocabulary
References

What makes this book special is that it focuses on classroom teachers who are “walking the walk.” Educators know that vocabulary development is essential for reading comprehension. This book provides teacher-friendly, tried and true vocabulary strategies that will work with all students... which is exactly what every child deserves.