Vocabulary Instruction For Academic Success

by Yopp, Hallie Kay

• ISBN13: 9781425802660
• ISBN10: 1425802664
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-24
• Publisher: Shell Education

Summary

Learn how students acquire and develop their vocabularies, the academic necessity of a wide vocabulary, and important approaches on how best to help students build their vocabularies. Practical ideas and easy-to-implement strategies for vocabulary instruction are provided, including how to foster wide reading to build vocabulary, create a word-friendly environment, select specific words to be taught, and use literature to teach specific words. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Hallie Kay Yopp, Ph.D., California State University, Fullerton. She co-directs the California State University system's Center for the Advancement of Reading Ruth Helen Yopp, Ph.D., California State University, Fullerton Ashley Bishop, PhD., is a Professor Emeritus from California State University, Fullerton

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 5
Introduction: First Words	p. 7
Vocabulary Instruction	p. 11
The Importance of Vocabulary	p. 13
What Teachers Should Know About Words and Word Learning	p. 18
A Few Words About English Language Learners	p. 25
Conclusion	p. 27
Think About It!	p. 28
Promoting Oral Language	p. 31
Language Input	p. 32
Language Output	p. 41
Strategies for Encouraging Classroom Discourse	p. 43
Conclusion	p. 59
Think About It!	p. 60
Promoting Wide Reading	p. 61
Independent Reading	p. 66
Strategies for Promoting Independent Reading	p. 67
Reading Aloud to Students	p. 77
Strategies and Considerations for Reading Aloud	p. 79
Conclusion	p. 86
Think About It!	p. 87
Establishing a Word-Conscious Environment	p. 89
Strategies for Creating Word Consciousness	p. 91
Conclusion	p. 111
Think About It!	p. 112
Teaching Words	p. 113
Selecting Words to Teach	p. 114
Strategies for Teaching Words	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 155
Think About It!	p. 156
Teaching Word-Learning Strategies	p. 157
Morphology	p. 160
Principles of Teaching Morphemic Analysis	p. 172
Strategies for Teaching Morphemic Analysis	p. 175
Morphology and English Language Learners	p. 186
Learning Word Meanings from Context	p. 188
Strategies for Teaching Use of Context	p. 191
Learning Word Meanings from the Dictionary	p. 198
Strategies for Engaging with Dictionaries	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 201
Think About It!	p. 202
Conclusion: Final Words	p. 203
References Cited	p. 205
Literature Cited	p. 214
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