Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12

by Janet Allen

Overview

Do you spend hours creating word lists and weekly vocabulary tests only to find that your students have forgotten the words by the following week? Janet Allen and her students were frustrated with the same problem. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12' describes the research that changed the way she and many other teachers teach vocabulary. It offers educators practical, research-based solutions for helping students fall into new language, learn new words, and begin to use those words in their speaking and writing lives. This book offers teachers detailed strategy lessons in the following areas: Activating and building background word knowledge Making word learning meaningful and lasting Building concept knowledge Using word and structural analysis to create meaning Using context as a text support Making reading the heart of vocabulary instructionWords, Words, Words provides educators with a strong research base, detailed classroom-based lessons, and graphic organizers to support the strategy lessons. At a time when teachers are struggling to meet content standards in reading across the curriculum, this book offers some practical solutions for meeting those standards in ways that are meaningful and lasting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781003844358
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Janet Allen is one of the most prominent and outspoken literacy advocates in the country. A former elementary school teacher and university instructor, hundreds of teachers attend her seminars each year. Her books Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 and Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading have been praised by elementary and secondary school teachers, education professors, adult literacy advocates, and ESL instructors. Dr. Allen lives in Orlando, Florida.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Diaphragming Sentences: A Case for Word Control; Chapter Two: Larger Contexts: Meaningful, Connected, and Rich Uses of Language; Chapter 3: Alternatives to, Look It Up in the Dictionary!; Chapter 4: Reading as the Heart of Word-Rich Classrooms; 5: How Do We Know It's Working?

Editorial Reviews

Words, Words, Words...Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 is a terrific resource to have available in your classroom. Author Janet Allen uses a conversational tone and puts vocabulary research into perspective when she talks about our own research as teachers and the research of "noted authorities." Once Ms. Allen sets the scene for her comments, she goes on to take what we've learned from research and translates it into practice. There are a lot of nice tips and strategies in this book, including Professional References and Literature References. Best of all, it has the "ring of the true practitioner's voice."

Teaching K-8

...Words, Words, Words does provide a range of strategies, solidly backed by research, for offering students of any age a rich learning experience that will enhance their vocabulary and may even help them enjoy playing with words and language. Any teacher who is interested in exploring new ways of teaching new words should read this book.

Education Book Review

"Her ideas are practical, easy to apply in real classrooms, and even promise to be fun. There are almost too many good ideas in this book." - Reading Teacher
"Teachers will find this book indispensable." - Voices from the Middle
"A dynamic, practical guide that can be used by teachers of all grade levels, whether they are experienced or inexperienced." - English Journal
"Any teacher who is interested in exploring new ways of teaching new words should read this book." - Education Book Review

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