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Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples
Contributor(s): Beck, Isabel L. (Author), McKeown, Margaret G. (Author), Kucan, Linda (Author)

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 ISBN: 1593857535     ISBN-13: 9781593857530
Publisher: Guilford Publications
OUR PRICE: $30.40  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2008
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Annotation: "Bringing Words to Life" has enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers. Responding to readers' success stories, practical questions, and requests for extended examples, this ideal complementary volume picks up where "Bringing Words to Life" left off. The authors present additional tools, tips, and detailed explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. They provide specific instructional sequences, including assessments, for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, as well as interactive lesson planning resources. Invaluable appendices feature a quick-reference menu of instructional activities and a comprehensive list of children's books and stories with suggested Tier Two words for study.


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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy
- Education | Language Experience Approach
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
Dewey: 372.44
LCCN: 2008002158
Age Level: 5-17
Grade Level: Kindergarten-12
Series: Solving Problems in Teaching of Literacy
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 7.01" W x 9.89" L (0.80 lbs) 186 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 243
 
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Bringing Words to Life has enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers. Responding to readers' success stories, practical questions, and requests for extended examples, this ideal volume builds on the groundbreaking work of Bringing Words to Life. The authors present additional tools, tips, and detailed explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. They provide specific instructional sequences, including assessments, for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, as well as interactive lesson planning resources. Invaluable appendices feature engaging classroom activities and a comprehensive list of children's books and stories with suggested vocabulary for study.

See also the authors' Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, the authoritative guide to research-based vocabulary instruction, as well as Making Sense of Phonics, Second Edition: The Hows and Whys, by Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck, an invaluable resource for K-3.
 
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