[Language and Literacy 01] • The Vocabulary Book by Graves, Michael F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents 1. Introduction

The Importance of Vocabulary Why a New Edition? Three Critical Facts About Vocabulary The Four-Part Program Described in This Book An Overview of This Book

2. Words and Word Learning

The Vocabulary-Learning Task Students Face Vocabulary Instruction Concluding Remarks

3. Selecting Vocabulary to Teach

Selecting Vocabulary to Teach from the Texts Students Are Reading Some Word Lists to Consider Assessing Students’ Word Knowledge Concluding Remarks

4. Providing Rich and Varied Language Experiences

Promoting Incidental Word Learning Directly Building Primary-Grade Children’s Oral Vocabularies Word-Consciousness Activities for the Primary Grades Concluding Remarks

5. Teaching Individual Words

Preliminaries to Teaching Individual Words Methods of Teaching Individual Words Selecting Among the Methods and Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension Repetition and Review Concluding Remarks

6. Teaching Word-Learning Strategies

A Powerful Model for Teaching Strategies Preliminaries to Instruction on Specific Word-Learning Strategies Using Word Parts Using Context Clues Using the Dictionary Recognizing and Dealing with Multiword Units Developing a Strategy for Dealing with Unknown Words Adopting a Personal Approach to Building Vocabulary When Should the Strategies Be Taught? Concluding Remarks

7. Promoting Word Consciousness

Modeling, Recognizing, and Encouraging Adept Diction Promoting Wordplay Providing Rich and Expressive Instruction Involving Students in Original Investigations Teaching Students About Words An Activity That Both Fosters Word Consciousness and Teaches Individual Words Concluding Remarks

8. Special Considerations for English Learners

Final Words

The Importance of a Multifaceted Approach to Vocabulary Instruction Apportioning Time to Each of the Four Parts of the Program Providing Long-Term Instruction Providing Differentiated Instruction Teaching for Transfer The Place of Vocabulary in a Comprehensive Literacy Program

Literature Cited References Index About the Author