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Word Bogglers: Visual Words And Idioms, Grades 3-6
by Dianne DrazeAre you looking for a motivating way to combine problem solving, visual discrimination, and language? Word Bogglers is just what you need. A word boggler is a puzzle, a brain teaser, and a lesson in language, all rolled into one. These clever visual puzzles use words and phrases to build flexible thinking and word literacy. Each word boggler is a word or phrase that has been written so that its meaning is conveyed via the position, number, or size of the words and letters. Some of the puzzles are words while some are familiar idioms and clichés. Thus, this book brings an opportunity to develop vocabulary and knowledge of often-used phrases in the form of motivating brainteasers. Each page features six of these visual puzzles. Students analyze the way the words are written (size, position, and direction) to solve each boggler and match it with its definition. A way to further reinforce the understanding of each phrase is to have students use the phrases in a written sentence. You can use these puzzles in a variety of ways, including: putting them on the overhead for a quick daily thinking challenge, using them as starting points for daily writing exercises, using an entire page for a weekly challenge, forming groups to work together on solving the puzzles, using them in a learning center, and having students make up their own puzzles. Bring Words Bogglers into your classroom today. The result of using these word puzzles is lots of fun, lots of challenge, and increased knowledge of the meaning of common idioms and words. For more word puzzles, see The World's Greatest Brain Bogglers and Brain Twisters!
Word Journeys: Assessment-guided Phonics, Spelling, And Vocabulary Instruction
by Kathy GanskeThis trusted teacher resource and course text provides a comprehensive approach to assessing and building children's word knowledge (grades K–8). Kathy Ganske shows how carefully planned word study can improve students' reading and writing skills while fostering their appreciation of language. Complete instructions are provided for implementing the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA), an easy-to-use assessment tool, and for tailoring instruction to learners' strengths and weaknesses. Numerous word lists, student work samples, and "Literature Links" are included, along with 27 reproducible forms. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom
by Gay Su Pinnell Irene C. FountasWord Matters presents essential information on designing and implementing a high-quality, systematic literacy program to help children learn about letters, sounds, and words.
Word Nerds: Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary
by Leslie Montgomery Brenda L. Overturf Margot Holmes SmithWord mastery comes from intimate knowledge of language. In Word Nerds : Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary, authors Leslie Montgomery and Margot Holmes Smith take you inside classrooms where they implement creative, flexible vocabulary instruction that improves their students' word knowledge and confidence. With support from literacy specialist Brenda Overturf, the authors developed a five-part plan to teach all students to learn vocabulary: Introducing new words in contextAdding related synonyms and antonymsEngaging in several days of active learningCelebrating new wordsAssessing vocabulary developmentThis easy-to-read reference explains how to plan, teach, and assess based on the latest research in vocabulary instruction and learning. After incorporating the authors' plan, you can be a Word Nerd too!
Word Origins: The Romance Of Language
by Cecil HuntThis A-to-Z etymology guide reveals the people and characters whose names have evolved into common English words.Have you ever wondered about the origins of words like &“Bowdlerize&”? In 1818 Thomas Bowdler published and abridged set of Shakespeare's plays which &“omitted those passages which might offend family propriety&”—thereby making his name literally synonymous with the practice of distorting someone&’s words. In Word Origins, Cecil Hunt provides fascinating profiles of hundreds of people whose names we use in everyday conversation. Discover historical personalities such as Sir Benjamin Hall, for whom Big Ben is named; the mythic figure of Tantalus, who was doomed by Zeus to forever be tantalized, and who continues to be tantalizing; as well as the Morse of Morse Code, Sax of Saxophones, and many others.
Word Play: Language Activities for Young Children (nasen spotlight)
by Sheila Wolfendale Trevor BryansStrong basic language skills are the foundation on which successful future learning is built. Written by veteran SEN authors Sheila Wolfendale and Trevor Bryans, Word Play provides practitioners and parents with a range of fun activities, word games, story and drama exercises that can be used to introduce early language skills in an enjoyable way. Word Play is: straightforward and practical written by well respected experts in education for staff in early years settings for teachers to work with parents for children aged from approximately four to seven years for parents wishing to help their children to learn for all workers in Early Years environments as well as parents of young children.
Word Power: Activities for Years 3 and 4
by Terry SaundersFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Word Power: Activities for Years 5 and 6
by Terry SaundersFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Word Problems: Research and Curriculum Reform (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)
by Stephen K. ReedResearch by cognitive psychologists and mathematics educators has often been compartmentalized by departmental boundaries. Word Problems integrates this research to show its relevance to the debate on the reform of mathematics education. Beginning with the different knowledge structures that represent rule learning and conceptual learning, the discussion proceeds to the application of these ideas to solving word problems. This is followed by chapters on elementary, multistep, and algebra problems, which examine similarities and differences in the cognitive skills required by students as the problems become more complex. The next section, on abstracting, adapting, and representing solutions, illustrates different ways in which solutions can be transferred to related problems. The last section focuses on topics emphasized in the NCTM Standards and concludes with a chapter that evaluates some of the programs on curriculum reform.
Word Recognition in Beginning Literacy
by Linnea C. Ehri Jamie L. MetsalaThis edited volume grew out of a conference that brought together beginning reading experts from the fields of education and the psychology of reading and reading disabilities so that they could present and discuss their research findings and theories about how children learn to read words, instructional contexts that facilitate this learning, background experiences prior to formal schooling that contribute, and sources of difficulty in disabled readers. The chapters bring a variety of perspectives to bear on a single cluster of problems involving the acquisition of word reading ability. It is the editors' keen hope that the insights and findings of the research reported here will influence and become incorporated into the development of practicable, classroom-based instructional programs that succeed in improving children's ability to become skilled readers. Furthermore, they hope that these insights and findings will become incorporated into the working knowledge that teachers apply when they teach their students to read, and into further research on reading acquisition.
Word Roots Level 1: The Building Blocks Of Better Spelling And Vocabulary (Word Roots Ser.)
by Cherie A. PlantStudents learn the meaning and spelling of roots, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning these word elements dramatically improves spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. The activities focus on using these words in context to help students incorporate each word into their vocabulary and retain the correct spelling. There are periodic reviews to make sure students retain what is taught in the lessons. Word Roots books will add hundreds of words to your students' vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.
Word Smart II, 3rd Edition
by Princeton ReviewDid you know that... * The word "noisome" has nothing whatsoever to do with noise? * "Ordinance" and "ordnance" have two distinct meanings? * An "errant" fool is a fool who is lost, while an "arrant" fool is one whose foolishness is obvious? If any of these facts caught you by surprise, then you need Word Smart II. More than one million people improved their vocabulary with the original Word Smart, but an educated and powerful vocabulary doesn't stop growing with one book! All of the 1,455 words featured in Word Smart II belong in an impressive vocabulary. Learning and using these words effectively can help you get better grades, score higher on tests, and communicate more confidently at work.
Word Smart, 4th Edition
by Princeton ReviewKnowing which words to use and how to use them is the key to communicating accurately and effectively! That's why more than one million people have used Word Smart, 4th Edition to improve their vocabularies. To find out which words you absolutely need to know, The Princeton Review researched the vocabularies of educated adults by analyzing major newspapers and books and focusing on the words that people misunderstand or misuse. We also examined the SAT and other standardized tests to determine which words are tested most frequently.All of the entries in Word Smart, 4th Edition are necessary for an impressive vocabulary, and learning and using these words effectively can help you to get better grades, score higher on tests, and communicate more confidently at work.
Word Smart, 6th Edition: 1400+ Words That Belong in Every Savvy Student's Vocabulary (Smart Guides)
by Princeton ReviewLET YOUR VOCABULARY SPEAK FOR ITSELF.Whether your goal is to get a competitive edge on a specific exam or simply to build your word knowledge, this updated sixth edition of Word Smart gives you the tools you need to transform your vocabulary and start using words with confidence!WORD SMART, 6th EDITION includes: • More than 1,400 vocab words that belong in every savvy student's vocabulary• Lists of common word roots and usage errors • Key terms you need to know to understand fields such as finance, science, and the arts• Need-to-know vocab for standardized tests like the SAT and GRE• Foreign phrases and abbreviations commonly encountered in reading or conversationThe words in this book come from a careful analysis of newspapers (from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal), magazines (from Time to Scientific American), and books from current bestsellers to classics. We also combed through the SAT and other standardized tests to determine which words are tested most frequently. We sifted out the words that most people know, and focused on words that most people misunderstand or misuse. You can be confident that with Word Smart, you'll get the help you need to communicate more clearly and effectively, understand what you read, and score higher on standardized tests!
Word Study That Sticks: Best Practices, K-6 (Corwin Literacy)
by Pamela A. KoutrakosTake word learning to the next level in your classroom Hungry for lively and engaging ways to augment word study? This hands-on guide to word study instruction connects research with experience to make word learning jubilant and fun. With the goal of instilling curiosity and a self-starting attitude in students, Word Study That Sticks delivers challenging, discovery-based instructional practices that support all learners in any subject area. Lesson ideas, routines, key practices, and special advice for beginning teachers make word study instruction accessible for educators working at every experience level.
Word Study That Sticks: Best Practices, K-6 (Corwin Literacy)
by Pamela A. KoutrakosTake word learning to the next level in your classroom Hungry for lively and engaging ways to augment word study? This hands-on guide to word study instruction connects research with experience to make word learning jubilant and fun. With the goal of instilling curiosity and a self-starting attitude in students, Word Study That Sticks delivers challenging, discovery-based instructional practices that support all learners in any subject area. Lesson ideas, routines, key practices, and special advice for beginning teachers make word study instruction accessible for educators working at every experience level.
Word Study for Literacy Leaders: Guiding Professional Learning
by Donald R. Bear Amy Frederick Darl KiernanWritten and edited by experts in the field, this book provides a blueprint for weaving effective word study into the fabric of classrooms and schools. Provided are principles, ideas, materials, and activities for use with teachers in a range of professional learning contexts. Key topics include word study foundations and orthographic knowledge; implementing collaborative coaching models, "learning huddles," and workshops; and word study strategies for young children, emergent bilingual students, and adolescents. Helpful reproducible tools include the empirically validated Word Study Classroom Observation Guide. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Word Track Workbook
by Laura CryerFirst Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Word Wheels
by Kathryn ClarkTargeting the specific problems learners have with language structure, these multi-sensory exercises appeal to all age groups including adults. Exercises use sight, sound and touch and are also suitable for English as an Additional Lanaguage and Basic Skills students. Word Wheels includes off-the-shelf resources including lesson plans and photocopiable worksheets, an interactive CD with practice exercises, and support material for the busy teacher or non-specialist staff, as well as homework activities.
Word Worries
by Tracy KingThe Feel Good Fairy visits Milly to calm her thoughts and help her sleep. Milly has been really worried about her learning at school, she was so scared every time she had to read or write in class. She thought she was slow and not as clever as the other children. Each night she just tossed and turned, not knowing what the next day would bring and what she would be asked to do. Then one day she was given some magical keys which were special positions or poses for her to put her body in. If she did these poses each day they would unlock four boxes in her brain called: Anxiety, Focus, Confidence and Memory. These were all things that were either happening too much or too little for Milly. By following the wisdom of the Feel Good Fairy, Milly gets to access her own superpowers and feel good again!
Word and Image: Invitations to a Culture of Composition
by Jeff Wiemelt Natasha Whitton Jayetta SlawsonWord and Image: Invitations to a Culture of Composition is designed to be used in a variety of classrooms for courses in developmental writing, introductory composition, and research writing. A number of very useful tools and features are available for students and teachers using this book.
Word for Word
by James E. Snyder JDAn ingeniously handy guide to help you transform chew into masticate, rainy into pluvian?or antediluvian into plain old old.Attorney James Snyder didn?t set out to write a book about words. But one day he looked up the word animadversion. The definition said it means the same thing as aspersion. He wasn?t quite sure what that meant, so he looked it up. It meant the same thing as slander. At last he was getting somewhere? and he stumbled upon an inconvenient truth about dictionaries: If you don?t know big words, they sometimes aren?t much help. So Snyder started collecting what he calls one-word definitions?simple words for fancy ones, and fancy words for simple ones. So whether you?re a penster (writer) looking for the right palabra (word), or just a solecistic (ungrammatical) malingerer (faker) trying to gasconade (show off ) to your gormless (stupid) yokemates (co-workers), this handy and engaging reference presents the right word for any occasion.
Word from the Mother: Language and African Americans (Routledge Linguistics Classics)
by Geneva SmithermanThis classic text by Geneva Smitherman, pioneering scholar of Black Talk, is a definitive statement on African American Language (AAL). Enriched by her inimitable writing style, the book outlines past debates on the speech of African Americans and provides a vision for the future. As global manifestations of AAL increase, she argues that we must broaden our conception of the language and its speakers, and further examine the implications of gender, age and class on AAL. Perhaps most of all we must appreciate the "artistic and linguistic genius" of AAL, from Hip Hop lyrics to the rhyme and rhetoric of the broader Black speech community. Smitherman explores AAL's contribution to American English, includes a summary of expressions as a suggested linguistic core of AAL, and features cartoons that educate readers on the broader relationship between language, race, and racism. This classic edition features a new foreword by H. Samy Alim, celebrating Smitherman's continuing impact on Black Language scholarship and her influence on the future of the field. Word from the Mother is an essential read for students of African American speech, language, culture and sociolinguistics, as well as the general reader interested in the worldwide "crossover" of Black popular culture.
Word of Life Grade 5 School Edition
by Augustine Institute and Ignatius PressThis Student Text is uniquely tailored for fifth grade-level understanding. In Grade 5, your child will explore the beauty and meaning of the Catholic Church’s worship of God. Your child will study the life of Christ according to the Gospels and see how Jesus fulfilled and perfected the worship of God in the Old Testament. Jesus instituted the sacraments and sent the Holy Spirit to give us the grace we need to worship God in perfect charity and justice. With this understanding, your child and your entire family will be able to participate in God’s saving work more fully in the liturgical worship of the Catholic Church. Additionally, the Family Faith pages will guide your conversations with your child about what has been learned and how to apply these lessons in daily life. Because teaching the faith is a way of life, Word of Life also provides guidance on how to pray with your child and how to be a virtuous witness of God’s love. At the end of the book, you will find a glossary of words with basic faith concepts for your own understanding, as well as basic Catholic prayers to begin memorization. For further information and resources to engage your child, go to the student and parent portals.