Inside Words - Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 (Paperback)

We've learned a lot in recent years about the important role vocabulary plays in making meaning, yet many teachers still struggle with vocabulary instruction that goes beyond weekly word lists. Effective vocabulary instruction is particularly vital in the content areas, where the specialized language used by "insiders" often creates a barrier to understanding for those new to the subjects. In "Inside Words," Janet Allen merges recent research and key content-area teaching strategies to show teachers how to help students understand the academic vocabulary found in textbooks, tests, articles, and other informational texts.

Each instructional tool is listed alphabetically along with its purpose: building background knowledge; teaching words that are critical to comprehension; providing support during reading and writing; developing a conceptual framework; and assessing students' understanding of words and concepts.

"Inside Words" builds on Janet's previous books "Words, Words, Words" and "Tools for Teaching Content Literacy," to provide a much-needed middle and secondary school resource for teaching vocabulary, not only in the language arts, but in all of the content areas.

General

Imprint:	Stenhouse Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Janet Allen
Dimensions:	234 x 186 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback •  CD-ROM
Pages:	163
ISBN-13:	978-1-57110-399-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Secondary schools > General
LSN:	1-57110-399-6
Barcode:	9781571103994

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