Description: A wealth of ideas to help K-12 teachers improve students' vocabularies across all disciplines by implementing best-practice research in their classroom.
The Fifth Edition of Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms, 5/e helps both pre- and in-service teachers across all grade levels and all content areas to seamlessly and effectively incorporate vocabulary development into their everyday classroom instruction. With fresh and current ideas for implementing best-practice research, this text outlines classroom-tested strategies for beginning as well as experienced teachers who want to revitalize their curriculum. Literacy experts Camille Blachowicz and Peter Fisher provide a wealth of information about new teaching suggestions and methods including independent, metacognitive strategies for learning vocabulary, teaching academic vocabulary, resources for ELL and struggling readers and the older learner, and more. It's a must-have resource for any classroom teacher.Review Quotes: Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms is not just a "cookbook" of strategies for developing vocabulary. It is a resource for research-based strategies in addition to discussion of how and why students benefit from vocabulary instruction. The topics of the chapters allow teachers to be more specific with instructional strategies and to focus time and effort where they will be most effective.
The book is a well-written blend of research, discussion, and instructional recommendations, such as strategies, activities, practices, and resources. It covers all aspects of vocabulary for all age levels, including special needs and ESL students, and ranges from the serious (SAT preparation for high school students) to the fun (word play and songs). -- Sandra Gandy, Governors State University This book provides multiple ideas to develop student vocabulary learning and help them to think deeper and make better connections to our written and oral language. It offers numerous strategies with detailed directions that will help teachers understand how the vocabulary learning will take place, vocabulary instruction that takes place within brain-friendly contexts and not in isolation, and a quick reference layout that enables teachers to locate specific strategies. The balance of theory and practical strategies to meet learning goals help the reader process the in-depth concepts and make connections to the how and why of vocabulary instruction. -- Cathy Rivera, Educational Leadership Center (FL)