The mighty word
Subtitle: building vocabulary and oral language
By: Louisa C. Moats
Edition: 2nd edition.
Series: LETRS -- module 4; LETRS -- module 4.
Publisher: Sopris West Educational Services
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, MA; Longmont, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9781602189140
Subjects: Language arts (Elementary); English language; Orthography and spelling; Study and teaching (Elementary); Arts du langage (Primaire); Anglais (Langue); Orthographe
Description: "Vocabulary instruction differs from other areas of reading. This module addresses varied approaches to instruction, including indirect (contextual) and direct methodologies, and stressing techniques for fostering word use, knowledge of word relationships, and awareness of word structure and its connection to meaning. Participants apply what they have learned about vocabulary instruction to several examples of narrative and expository text."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to LETRS®; title: The importance of vocabulary to literacy; title: "Rich-language" environments and word-learning; title: Direct, planned, explicit teaching of word relationships; title: Word consciousness and word-learning strategies; title: Preparing to teach vocabulary.