Teaching Individual Words: One Size Does Not Fit All (Language and Literacy Series)

Graves, Michael F.; Genishi, Celia [Series Editor]; Alvermann, Donna E. [Series Editor];

ISBN 10: 0807749303 / ISBN 13: 9780807749302

Published by Teachers College Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching Individual Words: One Size Does Not Fit All (Language and Literacy Series)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807749303
• ISBN 13: 9780807749302
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 8 ounces

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Synopsis

Helping students master a broad range of individual words is a vital part of effective vocabulary instruction. Building on his bestselling resource The Vocabulary Book, Michael Graves’s new book describes a practical program for teaching individual words in the K–8 classroom. Designed to foster effective, efficient, and engaging differentiated instruction, Teaching Individual Words combines the latest research with vivid illustrations from real classrooms. Get ready to bridge the vocabulary gap with this user-friendly teaching tool!

Book Features include:

• A set of tactics proven successful for teaching individual words, including how to select words.
• Detailed lesson examples for introductory instruction, for reviewing words, and for assessing word knowledge.
• Strategies that will work across grade levels to meet the needs of struggling readers, average readers, gifted readers, and English language learners.

About the Author

Michael F. Graves is Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. He is the author of the bestselling book, The Vocabulary Book: Learning and Instruction.