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Vocabulary Strategies That Work

Do This—Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

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Vocabulary Strategies That Work

Do This—Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

Update your vocabulary practices to meet standards and improve students’ word knowledge! This revised, clearly structured guide shows you how. Each chapter is packed with engaging, research-based, classroom-ready strategies for teaching vocabulary. For each vocabulary recommendation, you’ll learn the research behind it, how it relates to the Common Core and other state standards, and how to implement it in your classroom. This expanded second edition includes a wealth of new vocabulary-building strategies and activities. Updates include a new chapter offering a research perspective, more content on teacher and student selection of vocabulary, and new tools and examples for content-area teachers to incorporate meaningful vocabulary instruction. Additional Support Material, with free printable activities and tools, is available online at www.routledge.com/9780367480592. This book is an invaluable resource for practicing and pre-service teachers.

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Writing Strategies That Work

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Writing Strategies That Work

Do This--Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

Learn the ten keys to effective writing instruction! In this dynamic book, bestselling author Lori G. Wilfong takes you through today’s best practices for teaching writing and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out how to update your teaching so that all students can reach success. You’ll discover how to... Make sure students have enough work in a genre before you assign writing Develop thoughtful, short writing prompts that are "infinite" and not finite Have students read and learn from master authors in the genre they are writing Create a writing community so that writing is not an isolated activity Use anchor charts and minilessons, along with rubrics and checklists Implement revising strategies, not just editing strategies, taught in context Use conferencing to grow students as thoughtful, reflective writers Let narratives be personal and creative, focusing on details and imagery Let informational writing explore a topic creatively and in depth Let argument writing be situated in real-world application and not be limited to one-sided, "what-if" debates Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario, includes the "why" behind the practice and how it connects to the Common Core, and clearly describes how implement the strategy. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom. You can photocopy these templates or download them from our website at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138812444.

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Content Area Literacy Strategies That Work

Do This, Not That!

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Content Area Literacy Strategies That Work

Do This, Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

Content area teachers are now being tasked with incorporating reading and writing instruction, but what works? In this essential book from Routledge and AMLE, author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for content area literacy and how to implement them in the middle-level classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which ideas to ditch and which to embrace. Topics covered include... Building background knowledge quickly Using specific strategies to scaffold focus while reading Using small group reading strategies to bring personal response and accountability to the content Understanding items that make reading in different disciplines unique Teaching content area vocabulary in meaningful ways Making writing an authentic process through daily and weekly assignments Planning and teaching effective informational and argumentative pieces Each chapter includes Common Core connections and practical templates and tools. The templates are available as free eResources so you can easily print them for classroom use.

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1351240870

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Nonfiction Strategies That Work

Do This--Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

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Nonfiction Strategies That Work

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By: Lori G. Wilfong

Teachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace. Topics covered include... Finding quality, differentiated texts to teach content Selecting support strategies with purpose Providing students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writing Purposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learning Working with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidence Using text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfiction And much more! Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario and ends with action steps to help you get started. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom.

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Vocabulary Strategies That Work

Do This—Not That!

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Vocabulary Strategies That Work

Do This--Not That!

By: Lori G. Wilfong

Update your vocabulary practices to meet standards and improve students' word knowledge! This revised, clearly-structured guide shows you how. Each chapter is packed with engaging, research-based, classroom-ready strategies for teaching vocabulary. For each vocabulary recommendation, you'll learn the research behind it, how it relates to the Common Core and other state standards, and how to implement it in your classroom. This expanded second edition includes a wealth of new vocabulary-building strategies and activities. Updates include a new chapter offering a research perspective, more content on teacher and student selection of vocabulary, and new tools and examples for content-area teachers to incorporate meaningful vocabulary instruction. Additional Support Material, with free printable activities and tools, are available online at http://www.routledge.com/9780367480592. This book is an invaluable resource for practicing and pre-service teachers

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Content Area Literacy Strategies That Work

Do This, Not That!

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Content Area Literacy Strategies That Work

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Vocabulary Strategies That Work

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Nonfiction Strategies That Work

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