
eBook - ePub
Word Nerds
Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary
- 184 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Word Nerds
Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary
About this book
Word mastery comes from intimate knowledge of language. 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' word knowledge and confidence. With support from literacy specialist Brenda Overturf, the authors developed a five-part plan to teach all students to learn vocabulary: Introducing new words in contextAdding related synonyms and antonymsEngaging in several days of active learningCelebrating new wordsAssessing vocabulary developmentThis easy-to-read reference explains how to plan, teach, and assess based on the latest research in vocabulary instruction and learning. After incorporating the authors' plan, you can be a Word Nerd too!
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Yes, you can access Word Nerds by Brenda L. Overturf,Leslie Montgomery,Margot Holmes Smith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Elementary Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: What’s the Big Deal About Vocabulary Instruction?
- Chapter 2: Classrooms That Foster Word Confidence
- Chapter 3: Making Introductions
- Chapter 4: Squeezing the Juicy Words—Adding Synonyms and Antonyms
- Chapter 5: Active Vocabulary Practice
- Chapter 6: Celebrating to Validate
- Chapter 7: Spreading Vocabulary Wings
- Chapter 8: Learning Through Assessment
- Epilogue: End of the Year
- Appendixes A–H
- References
- Index