Vocabulary Ladders

Understanding Word Nuances Level 5

Melissa Cheesman Smith, Timothy Rasinski

• Publisher: Shell Education
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781425896188
• Edition: 0

Choosing appropriate words to express an idea is important to improve students'' reading comprehension and writing composition skills. Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Words Nuances provides fifth grade students with fun and engaging vocabulary activities to support word knowledge within reading and writing skills. This resource provides a framework to teach related words using a cluster approach that helps students learn many semantically related words at once. With this series, students will discuss differences between themed words, order words and explain their thinking, use words in context, and use words in writing.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Credits
• Page 3 - Table of Contents
• Page 4 - Table of Contents
• Page 5- A Note to the Educator
• Page 6 - Research
• Page 7 - Effective Vocabulary Instruction
• Page 8 - What Are Vocabulary Ladders?
• Page 10 - Implementing Vocabulary Ladders in the Classroom
• Page 12 - Tips for Extensions
• Page 13 - How to Use This Book
• Page 13 - Lesson Overview
• Page 15 - How to Implement the Lessons
• Page 20 - Correlation to the Standards
• Page 21 - Standards Chart
• Page 22 - Behavior
• Page 28 - Bravery
• Page 34 - Intelligence
• Page 40 - Range of Emotions
• Page 46 - Material Texture
• Page 52 - Strength
• Page 58 - Neatness
• Page 64 - Using “Said” to Show or Express Emotion
• Page 70 - Showing Emotion
• Page 76 - Piece of Something
• Page 82 - Movements
• Page 88 - Freedom
• Page 94 - Amount of Something
• Page 100 - Level of Protection
• Page 106 - Level of Support
• Page 112 - Self-Concept
• Page 118 - Level of Annoyance
• Page 124 - Degree of Sanity
• Page 130 - Socializing
• Page 136 - Following the Law
• Page 142 - Appendix A: Vocabulary Ladders
• Page 143 - Appendix B: References Cited
• Page 144 - Appendix C: Contents of the Digital Resource CD
• Thank You Page