{"product_id":"teaching-word-meanings-1","title":"Teaching Word Meanings","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of how well that student will understand text and be able to communicate through writing. This book is about how children learn the meanings of new words (and the concepts they convey) and how teachers can be strategic in deciding which words to teach, how to teach them, and which words not to teach at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction. It offers not just practical classroom activities for teaching words (though plenty of those are included), but ways that teachers can make the entire curriculum more effective at promoting students' vocabulary growth. It covers the 'why to' and 'when to' as well as the 'how to' of teaching word meanings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey features of this exciting new book include:\u003c\/b\u003e*\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA variety of vocabulary activities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Activities for teaching different kinds of words such as high frequency words, high utility words, and new concepts, are explained and illustrated.\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuidelines for choosing words.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e A chart provides a simple framework built around seven basic categories of words that helps teachers decide which words to teach and how to teach them.\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWord learning strategies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Strategies are offered that will help students use context, word parts, and dictionaries more effectively.\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeveloping Word Consciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Although specific vocabulary instruction is fully covered, the primary goal of this book is to develop students' independent interest in words and their motivation to learn them.\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntegrated Vocabulary Instruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers are encouraged to improve the reading vocabularies of their students by looking for opportunities to integrate vocabulary learning into activities that are undertaken for other purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257401200984,"sku":"9780805843637","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780805843637.jpg?v=1768466743","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/teaching-word-meanings-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}