35 strategies for developing content area vocabulary.

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35 strategies for developing content area vocabulary.

Spencer, Brenda H. and Andrea M. Guillaume.

Allyn & Bacon

2009

175 pages

$24.99

Paperback

Allyn & Bacon teaching strategies series

LB1574

Writing for preservice and practicing teachers of grades four through 12, Spencer and Guillaume (elementary and bilingual education, California State U., Fullerton) outline 35 strategies for planning instruction that builds content area vocabulary in a variety of subjects, from photography and auto shop to math and language arts. They emphasize helping students to prepare to learn new words, build on and apply their word knowledge, and learn words independently, and organize the text by this sequence. For each strategy, they explain purpose, background, procedures, modifications, and troubleshooting, and give sample applications and ideas for what to do next. Many include notes for helping English learners and integrating technology, and examples of student work. There is no index.

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