Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results Contributor(s): Hiebert, Elfrieda H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807763179 ISBN-13: 9780807763179 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Reading Skills - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics |
Dewey: 372.44 |
LCCN: 2019038619 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 168 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Research shows that vocabulary is the best support for students' comprehension of narrative and information texts. Often, vocabulary instruction focuses on a few target words in specific texts. However, to understand the many new words in complex texts students need to know how words work. This book, written by an award-winning authority on reading instruction, shows teachers how to make small changes to teach more words and also how words work. Many of these small changes involve enrichments to existing vocabulary practices, such as word walls and conversations with students. Each chapter includes descriptions of teachers' implementation of small changes to support big gains in students' vocabulary. This book, which has sufficient depth in research and theory for graduate and undergraduate courses in vocabulary instruction, also offers practical steps that K-8 teachers can use in any reading program to help all students grow their vocabulary. Teaching Words and How They Work shows teachers how to:
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