Vocabulary development is essential for learning, but conventional vocabulary assessments lack the range and flexibility to support K–12 classroom teachers in making instructional decisions. Drawing on linguistics, educational psychology, and educational measurement, this book offers a fresh perspective on word learning and describes powerful, precise assessment strategies. Guidelines are presented for selecting which words to teach, evaluating the depth and richness of students' word knowledge and their ability to apply it in complex contexts, designing effective instructional practices, and using technology to create adaptive and scalable assessments. User-friendly features include sample test items, classroom examples, a glossary, and suggested print and online resources.
This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction.
The book features extended examples of teachers implementing QtA, as well as four complete texts that can be downloaded and printed for classroom use.
Activities That Support Research-Based Instruction Elizabeth Suarez Aguerre. Word. Learning. Strategies: Context. Clues ... detective) to figure it out, even if it is a hard word or a long word like this one. Write the following paragraph on ...
What Works for special-Needs learNers Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham Editors Strategy Instruction for Students with ... Teaching Mathematics to Middle School Students with Learning Difficulties Marjorie Montague and Asha K. Jitendra, ...
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According to McKay (2006), young language learners are those who are learning a foreign or second language and who are doing so during the first ... Upper primary/lower secondary age, 10–14: teaching becomes more formal and analytical.
Veteran educator Marilee Sprenger explains how to teach the essential, high-frequency words that appear in academic contexts--and reverse the disadvantages of what she calls "word poverty.
The authors provide tools, tips, and examples for teaching vocabulary in this complementary companion to Bringing words to life.
In Word Nerds : Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary, authors Leslie Montgomery and Margot Holmes Smith take you inside classrooms where they implement creative, flexible vocabulary instruction that improves their students' ...
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