Word Wise and Content Rich, Grades 7-12 Five Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary

Name: Word Wise and Content Rich, Grades 7-12 Five Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary
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ISBN: 9780325013824

ISBN-10: 0325013829

ISBN-13: 9780325013824

Edition: 2008

Authors: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Karen Bromley

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Middle and secondary school teachers, staff developers, and curriculum coordinators - sit up and take notice! Here is a book you have long-awaited and definitely need to own. - Karen Bromley Binghamton University, SUNY How do you teach students the words that are crucial to unlocking the concepts in your content area? Until now ldquo;assign, define, testrdquo; has been the default strategy. But with Word Wise and Content Rich, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey bring vocabulary in out of the cold and into the heart of daily classroom practice in English, math, science, and history. Word Wise and Content Rich offers a five-part framework for teaching vocabulary that's tailored to the needs of…

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List price: $33.10
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 5/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.30" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English



Foreword




Words (Still) Matter in Middle and High School



Make It Intentional: A Framework for Selecting and Teaching Vocabulary



Make It Transparent: Teacher Modeling of Academic Vocabulary Learning



Make It Useable: Building Academic Vocabulary Through Peer Talk



Make It Personal: Consolidating Students' Academic Vocabulary Through Individual Activities



Make It a Priority: Creating a Schoolwide Focus on Learning Words



Make It Your Own: How to Keep Learning About Academic Vocabulary


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