50 Strategies for Improving Vocabulary, Comprehension and Fluency (2nd Edition)
Adrienne Herrellhas recently retired from California State University-Fresno, where she was a professor of reading/language arts and taught classes in early literacy, assessment, and strategies for teaching English language learners. 50 Strategies for Improving Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Fluency: An Active Approachis Dr. Herrell's eighth book for Merrill/Prentice Hall.  Her previous books includeCamcorder in the Classroomwith Joel Fowler,Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learnerswith Michael Jordan,Reflective Planning, Teaching, and Evaluation: K-12with Judy Eby and Jim Hicks, andTeaching Elementary Schoolwith Judy Eby.  Dr. Herrell's writing and research are built on her experiences teaching in Florida's public schools for 23 years.  She and Dr. Jordan (co-author) are currently engaged in research in public schools in California and Florida.  She teaches part-time for her alma mater, Florida State University, in Panana City where she now resides.Michael Jordanis an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at California State University-Fresno.  He has taught primary grades through high school in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and California.  Dr. Jordan is also an actor, education director, and board member of the Theatre Three Repertory Company in Fresno, California, and is dedicated to providing access to live theatre to children and youth.  He and Dr. Herrell incorporate many dramatic reenactment strategies in their joint research working with vocabulary and comprehension development in children learning English in the public schools of California and Florida.