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Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)by Isabel Beck
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school. The authors emphasize instruction that offers rich information about words and their uses and enhances students' language comprehension and production. 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. Many concrete examples, sample classroom dialogues, and exercises for teachers bring the material to life. Helpful appendices include suggestions for trade books that help children enlarge their vocabulary and/or have fun with different aspects of words. Book News Annotation:Three American educators and researchers from the fields of learning, language, and reading explain the rationale for robust vocabulary instruction, as a means of creating the beginning of students' lifelong fascination with words. The text provides K-12 teachers with examples of such instruction for early, intermediate, and later grades. Coverage includes criteria for selecting words for instruction, ways of introducing new vocabulary, developing vocabulary activities, using natural contexts to derive word meanings, and techniques for creating a rich verbal environment in the classroom.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school. The authors emphasize instruction that offers rich information about words and their uses and enhances students' language comprehension and production. 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. Many concrete examples, sample classroom dialogues, and exercises for teachers bring the material to life. Helpful appendices include suggestions for trade books that help children enlarge their vocabulary and/or have fun with different aspects of words. About the AuthorIsabel L. Beck, PhD, is Professor of Education in the School of Education and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center, both at the University of Pittsburgh. Margaret G. McKeown, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh. Linda Kucan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the department of Language, Reading, and Exceptionalities in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University. Table of Contents1. Rationale for Robust Vocabulary Instruction 2. Choosing Words to Teach 3. Introducing Vocabulary 4. Developing Vocabulary in the Earliest Grades 5. Developing Vocabulary in the Later Grades 6. Making the Most of Natural Contexts 7. Enriching the Verbal Environment Appendices: A. Text Talk Books and Vocabulary Words B. Books for a Lively Verbal Environment What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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