This text seeks to combine math content standards vocabulary with the non-content cognitive method developed by Dr. Reuven Feuerstein to make instrumental enrichment even more attractive to current-day educators. (Education/Teaching)
Vocabulary Interaction I have been experimenting with student-vocabulary
interaction methods in my classroom for years. I have tried many different
methods of getting students to actively interact in an ongoing and authentic
manner with rich ...
Building Academic Vocabulary was written because English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students often complain that they don't have the vocabularies they need for college courses. Building Academic Vocabulary will help students develop lexical precision as they work in such often exercised modes as cause-effect, general description, description of processes, or comparison/contrast. Each unit focuses on 10-15 key vocabulary items within a certain essential meaning area. Each unit also highlights--and lightly exercises--20-25 additional vocabulary items that provide a broader and more diverse second level of learning. The nine meaning areas addressed were carefully selected for their usefulness in the writing and speaking most common in EAP classes. Similarly, the comments about usage and syntactic restrictions in the text have been referenced to two widely used corpora. Building Academic Vocabulary is usable as either a self-study tool for advanced students (or professionals eager to refine their English) or as a course book. It makes an excellent supplement to a course or text that focuses on rhetorical modes, either reading or writing.
Research-Based Lists and Strategies for Key Content Areas
"This book focuses on vocabulary acquisition among middle school students, providing teachers with efficient tools and guidance to ensure their students not only learn the appropriate academic vocabulary but also comprehend why these words are important. Includes the academic vocabulary most frequently used in middle school textbooks in the areas of English, health, mathematics, science, and social studies/history"--
But which words do students need to know to master the content in their textbooks, and how can they be learned? This book has the practical answers educators need.
The Academic Vocabulary Practice for third grade offers teachers 128-pages of practical ways to help students master essential academic vocabulary. It is aligned with Common Core State Standards and includes word lists of more than 200 domain-specific words, reproducible practice pages, game templates, a student dictionary, and an answer key. Additionally, a full set of vocabulary flash cards is available online. The Academic Vocabulary Practice series for kindergarten through grade 5 supports literacy in the content areas of language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and technology. Each book offers systematic practice and usage of many of the academic and domain-specific words and phrases that students need to know to successfully complete work at grade level. There is also a Games and Suggestion section and game templates for small or whole group activities! The Student Dictionary pages are organized by content area and support the activity pages in each section.
Carson-Dellosa Publishing. Vocabulary Four Square Use the Vocabulary Four
Square to practice new words in this book. What I Think the Word Means Picture
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Academic texts present subject-specific ideas within a subject-independent framework. This book accounts for the presence of academic words in academic writing by exploring recurring patterns of function in texts representing different subject areas. The book presents a framework which describes academic word use at the ideational, textual and interpersonal levels. Functional categories are presented and illustrated which explain the role of academic words alongside general purpose and technical terms. The author examines biomedical research articles, and journal articles from arts, commerce and law. A comparable analysis focuses on university textbook chapters. Case studies investigate patterns of functionality within the main sections of research articles, compare word use in academic and non-academic texts reporting on the same research, and explore the carrier word function of academic vocabulary. The study concludes by looking at historical and contemporary processes which have shaped the presence of academic vocabulary in the English lexicon.
This category has four subcategories: context, setting, participants and
characteristics. Context This function provides a context for ideas reported which
may highlight concerns, challenges, needs or scope for improvement. Examples
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This lesson integrates academic vocabulary instruction into content-area lessons. Two easy-to-implement strategies for teaching academic vocabulary are integrated within the step-by-step, standards-based social studies lesson.
