Language
The Vocabulary-Rich Classroom: Modeling Sophisticated Word Use to Promote Word Consciousness and Vocabulary Growth By Holly B. Lane and Stephanie Arriaza Allen
This article details the importance of using sophisticated vocabulary with students including tips for selecting words to teach and promoting word consciousness. The article also contains lists of sophisticated words that can be used during classroom routines, when discussing classroom behavior, and that are related to specific content areas.
Teaching the meanings of common affixes and steps for inferring the meanings of affixed words enhances students’ word learning and fosters their interest in and attention to words.
A reference sheet listing meanings and examples of prefixes, suffixes, Latin roots, and Greek roots.
Recommended Books
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers By Louisa Cook Moates
Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It By Mark Seidenberg
Bringing Words to Life By Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, et al.
