Product Description: Karen Bromley shares a new approach to vocabulary instruction that nurtures students’ curiosity about language and gives them the knowledge and skills they need to tackle new words independently. Find fresh ideas for teaching word structure, context clues, multiple meaning words, synonyms, antonyms and more...read more

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Product Description: Enhance instruction with an in-depth understanding of how to incorporate word roots into vocabulary lessons in all content areas. Suitable for K-12 teachers, this book provides the latest research on strategies, ideas, and resources for teaching Greek and Latin roots including prefixes, suffixes, and bases to help learners develop vocabulary, improve their comprehension, and ultimately read more effectively...read more

Product Description: Best Practices for Building the Rich Vocabulary Students Need to Achieve Reading, Writing, and the Content AreasResearch shows that a large vocabulary is vital for students' success with reading comprehension, standardized tests, and communication skills...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Educators often feel frustrated by their school's lack of comprehensive programs to address the needs of diverse learners. Many noted literacy experts believe that school programs for diverse learners will remain ineffectual until instruction involves teachers, specialists, administrators, and families in collaborative decision making, mediation, negotiation, and respect for differences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Offers forms for fourth- to eighth-grade English, math, science, and social science classes

Product Description: This practical handbook shows you how to use graphic organizers across the curriculum, as well as for planning, instruction, and assessment. Includes webs, Venn diagrams, cause-and-effect maps, cyclical organizers, and more. It's all here: rationale, how to get started, cooperative learning suggestions, and ideas for developing graphic organizers to fit students' needs...read more