Vocabulary strategies that work : do this-not that! /
Wilfong, Lori G.
Eye on Education (Firm)
"An Eye on Education Book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Select words to teach -- Use strategies to engage students in word study -- Help students come up with their own definitions -- Assess student use of words in authentic writing and speaking -- Teach students morphological strategies to figure out words they do not know, in addition to context-clue strategies -- Use symbols and pictures to help bring vocabulary to life -- Highlight and use a word wall in classroom instruction -- Use and apply vocabulary words regularly -- Allow opportunities for wide reading so students are exposed to words all the time in a variety of books -- Model the use of academic language at all times, setting high expectations for language use.
Vocabulary