Word by Word

101 Ways to Inspire and Engage Students by Building Vocabulary, Improving Spelling, and Enriching Reading, Writing, and Learning
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-55138-338-5
Verlag: Pembroke Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 213 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Discover key strategies for making words the core of classroom instruction and engagement. Literacy guru Larry Swartz offers novel ways to expand students’ interest in and facility with words and word power — day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why words matter as they build vocabulary; gain confidence to spell new and difficult words; develop word recognition and process unfamiliar words when reading; increase understanding of words in the content areas; inquire about word meanings and derivations; play with and celebrate words and language; and much more!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swartz, Larry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Why Words Matter Introduction 1 Becoming a Word Collector 2 Becoming Word Wise 3 Does Spelling Count? 4 The Write Word 5 Reading the Words We Need 6 The Poetry of Words 7 What Does That Mean? 8 Word Play 9 What a Wonderful Word 10 A Month of Word Puzzles.

Über Autor(innen)

Larry, a native of Toronto, holds degrees from York University and the University of Toronto, where he earned his master and doctor of education degrees. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy consultant, and drama consultant for twenty-five years in the Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario.