The Vocabulary-Enriched Classroom: Practices for Improving the Reading Performance of All Students in Grades 3 and Up

by Cathy Collins Block; John N Mangieri

• ISBN13: 9780439730938
• ISBN10: 0439730937
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

A student's ability to read depends largely on the size and quality of his or her vocabulary. However, despite that fact, vocabulary instruction has not evolved to the same degree as instruction in word recognition, comprehension, and other areas of literacy. This book will change that. Containing selections by top names in reading research - Linda Gambrell, Jerry Johns, Timothy Rasinski, to name a few - it offers cutting-edge word-learning strategies for all students, including struggling, gifted, and English-language learners. For use with Grades 3 & Up.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	4	(2)
Introduction	6	(2)
Vocabulary Instruction: The New Look of Research-Based Best Practices	8	(10)
Cathy Collins Block
John N. Mangieri
Developing Vocabulary by Learning Words Through Context	18	(18)
Linda B. Gambrell
Kathy N. Headley
Developing Vocabulary Through Word Building	36	(18)
Timothy Rasinski
Developing Vocabulary by Learning Content-Area Words	54	(20)
Robert J. Rickelman
D. Bruce Taylor
Helping Students Learn Unusual Words: Homophones, Idioms, and Figurative Language	74	(24)
Jerry L. Johns
Janet L. Pariza
Effective Vocabulary Instruction for Struggling Readers	98	(20)
Diane Lapp
James Flood
Sharon Flood
Effective Vocabulary Instruction for English-Language Learners	118	(20)
Michael F. Graves
Jill Fitzgerald
Effective Vocabulary Instruction for Gifted Students	138	(26)
David Lund
Vocabulary Assessment: A Key to Planning Vocabulary Instruction	164	(24)
Rita M. Bean
Allison Swan
Preparing Today's Generation of Students for Tomorrow	188	(26)
Arthur L. Costa
Rebecca Reagan
References Cited	214	(8)
Index	222