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Vocabulary Handbook
By Linda Diamond & Linda Gutlohn



From the trusted authors of the popular Teaching Reading Sourcebook

"The authors artfully extend current reading research into meaningful classroom practice ... [The handbook]provides a wealth of research-based instructional resources specifically designed to support acquisition and development." —Amy J. Evers, graduate student, Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia

For the first time ever, teachers have one reference that clearly combines vocabulary research with the nuts and bolts of explicit instruction—instruction that is critical to improving students' reading comprehension and overall academic achievement.

Educators and reading specialists from elementary to high school will get in-depth, ready-to-use guidance on the three main elements of high quality vocabulary instruction: specific word instruction, independent word-learning strategies, and word consciousness. For each of these elements, four sections give teachers the what, the why, the when, and the how:

• What. Teachers will get a concise explanation of each element of vocabulary instruction.
  
  
• Why. A summary of scientifically based research (aligned with Reading First requirements) helps educators understand exactly why each component matters.
  
  
• When. Teachers will get succinct guidelines on when to introduce each element of vocabulary instruction, assess students' skills, and begin intervention.
  
  
• How. Detailed sample lesson models—complete with step-by-step instructions and explicit "what to say" scripts—make it easy to teach students new vocabulary strategies and reinforce them with guided, collaborative, and independent practice.

The book includes helpful graphics, definitions, tips for teaching English language learners, and simple charts that make the strategies immediately understandable and useful.

And the Resources section gives teachers photocopiable supplements to use with the lessons: short sample texts that introduce new words, activity worksheets that reinforce skills, and charts that summarize key concepts and strategies.

Part textbook, part practical handbook, this must-have resource from the trusted Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE) will help every literacy teacher understand key research on vocabulary instruction, put best practices to work in any classroom, and improve the reading achievement of all students.

(Distributed for CORE, Berkeley, CA.)

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-928-5
Paperback
8½ x 11
232 pages  
2007
$32.75
Stock# 69285

Introduction

Forms of Vocabulary

Extent of Word Knowledge

Vocabulary Size

The Vocabulary Gap

Links Between Vocabulary and Comprehension

Components of Vocabulary Instruction

Instruction for English-Language Learners (ELLs)

Chapter 1: Specific Word Instruction

WHAT? Specific Word Instruction

Selecting Words to Teach

Rich and Robust Instruction

WHY? Specific Word Instruction

WHEN? Specific Word Instruction

HOW? Specific Word Instruction

> Lesson Models for Contextualized Vocabulary

Text Talk: Real-Aloud Method

Method for Independently Read Text

> Lesson Model for Basic Vocabulary

Introducting Function Words

> Lesson Models for Word Relationships

Concept Picture Sort

Semantic Map

Semantic Feature Analysis

Possible Sentences

Word Map

> Lesson Model for Word-Meaning Recall

Keyword Method

Chapter 2: Word-Learning Strategies

WHAT? Word-Learning Strategies

Dictionary Use

Morphemic Analysis

Cognate Awareness

Contextual Analysis

Combined Morphemic and Contextual Analysis

WHY? Word-Learning Strategies

WHEN? Word-Learning Strategies

HOW? Word-Learning Strategies

> Lesson Models for Dictionary Use

Using the Dictionary

PAVE Procedure

Concept of Definition Map

> Lesson Models for Morphemic Analysis

Compound Words

Word Families

Word-Part Clues: Prefixes

Word-Part Clues: Suffixes

Word-Part Clues: Roots

> Lesson Models for Contextual Analysis

Context Clues

Introducing Types of Context Clues

Applying Types of Context Clues

> Lesson Models for Combined Morphemic & Contextual Analysis

Introducing The Vocabulary Strategy

Practicing The Vocabulary Strategy

Chapter 3: Word Consciousness

WHAT? Word Consciousness

Adept Diction

Word Play

Word Histories and Origins

WHY? Word Consciousness

HOW? Word Consciousness

> Lesson Models for Word Consciousness

Animal Idioms

PAVE Procedure

Latin and Greek Number Words

Antonym Scales

Web Word Web

Five-Senses Simile Web

Poetry as Word Play

Vocabulary Hotshot Notebook

References

Resources

Sample Texts
Activity Masters
Teaching Charts
Index